A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

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

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

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

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

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

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

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

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

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

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

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

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.