An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

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

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

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

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

This exhibit is devoted to the games and wonder that Hasbro has brought children worldwide.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

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

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

Final resting place of the actress famed for her roles in Dark Shadows and Dario Argento's Suspiria.

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

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

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

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

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