Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

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

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.

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

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

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

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

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

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

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

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

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

A park full of outsider art, created by college students studying outsider art.

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.