American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

Visit the grave of America's most prominent paranormal investigators and self-proclaimed demonologists.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

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

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

In a Connecticut park, a statue pays tribute to the Indigenous people of this land.

The gravestone of an eccentric Connecticut doctor features dinosaur tracks and a pair of fossil tree casts.

This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.

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

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

This stone gatehouse was once the entrance to a historic mountain resort, and it had a cameo in a cheesy cult horror movie.

Along the Outback Scenic Byway, adjacent to hot springs, this human-made geothermal feature takes unexplained breaks.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.