This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Unlike other abandoned asylums this empty institution welcomes visitors, just don't go in the buildings.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

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

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

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

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

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

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

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

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

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.