The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

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.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

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

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

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

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

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

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

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

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

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

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.