You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

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

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

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

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

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

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

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

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

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

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

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

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

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

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

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

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.