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.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

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

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

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

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

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

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

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.