This hermitage celebrates the legend of Emperor Constantine's healing from leprosy.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

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

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

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

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.