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

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

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

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

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

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

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

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

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

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

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

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.