This smiling statue memorializes local cartoonist Bob Montana and his legendary creation.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

This modern medieval weapon of war was built to toss pumpkins.

This historic mini-suspension bridge was swept away once but is now here to stay.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

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

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

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

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

The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.

This wooly sculpture supposedly marks the birthplace of a famous nursery rhyme, or not.

Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.