This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

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

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

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

A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

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

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.