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Curio Cabinet

Hartford, Connecticut

Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities

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

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Added by michelle

The Mark Twain House

Hartford, Connecticut

The Mark Twain House & Museum

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

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Added by architect

Hartford, Connecticut

Abandoned Comet Diner

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

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Added by Luke J Spencer

Cathedral of St. Joseph

Hartford, Connecticut

Cathedral of St. Joseph

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

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Added by Luke J Spencer

A. Everett Austin Facade House

Hartford, Connecticut

A. Everett Austin Facade House

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

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Added by claude chappe

Early tavern signs at the Connecticut Historical Society.

Hartford, Connecticut

Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

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Added by Luke J Spencer

The Ancient Burying Ground in downtown Hartford.

Hartford, Connecticut

Ancient Burying Ground

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

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Added by Herself

Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Connecticut)

Hartford, Connecticut

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

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

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Added by thomasharper

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Hartford Election Cake

These massive, booze-filled cakes once made voting sweet.

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