Hidden behind a Target are pillows of cooled lava that formed at the bottom of a deep lake in the Mesozoic Era.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

Inside the simple black-and-white exterior of Église Sainte-Cécile hides a pastel wonderland.

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

Visit the grave of America's most prominent paranormal investigators and self-proclaimed demonologists.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.