This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

Sand dunes from a glacial lake are preserved in this woodland park.

A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

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

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.

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

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.

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

One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

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

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

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.

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

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?