World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

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

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

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

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

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

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

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.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

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

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."