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

This Connecticut video store has a vast and varied archive that contains everything from 'Koyaanisqatsi' to 'The King's Speech.'

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

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

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

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

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

Hidden behind a Target are pillows of cooled lava that formed at the bottom of a deep lake in the Mesozoic Era.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

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

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.