111 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Connecticut - Atlas Obscura

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Attractions
in Connecticut

Waterbury, Connecticut

Holy Land, U.S.A.

An abandoned, religious-themed amusement park.

Stratford, Connecticut

Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

Union, Connecticut

Traveler Restaurant

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

New Haven, Connecticut

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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

Stamford, Connecticut

Walker Library of The History of Human Imagination

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind.

Hartford, Connecticut

Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

New Haven, Connecticut

Cushing Brain Collection

A historic collection of diseased brains in a new, custom-built home.

New Haven, Connecticut

Louis' Lunch

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Connecticut

Sugar on Snow

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

Beach Plum Jelly

This tangy East Coast spread is becoming increasingly hard to find.

Birch Beer

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.

Clambake

An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.

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The blacklegged bloodsuckers go on three "quests" in their life, each time seeking a blood meal.

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The <em>Sabino</em> on the Mystic River at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut.

This 110-Year-Old Steamboat Is a Floating History Lesson

"Sabino" is the oldest wooden, coal-burning steamboat that still operates in the United States.

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One Family's Hidden Museum of Retro-Future Artifacts

Meet the Kleemans and their vast collection of space-age toys and ephemera.

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The Struggle of Keeping a Roadside Attraction Alive

After the death of its founder, the future of Wild Bill's Nostalgia is cloudy.

by Sarah Laskow

"We had the coffins, and the giant hand, and he was like, 'Oh do the Chuckie!' Then he added the skulls."

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