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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Farmington

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Farmington, Connecticut

Updated October 5, 2017

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Farmington, Connecticut

Shade Swamp Sanctuary

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
A portion of Hospital Rock

Farmington, Connecticut

Hospital Rock

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.
FOONE.

Farmington, Connecticut

The Grave of Foone

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.
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Noah Webster.

West Hartford, Connecticut

Noah Webster Statue

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.
2 miles from Farmington
Walk around towards the front and on to the opposite side where you can enter it’s hollow inside.

West Hartford, Connecticut

'Conny The Whale'

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.
3 miles from Farmington
Maps in the Sanctum Obscura.

Hartford, Connecticut

Curioporium

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.
5 miles from Farmington
Permanently Closed
Cedarcrest Hospital

Newington, Connecticut

Cedarcrest Hospital

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.
5 miles from Farmington
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