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

One of America's oldest private membership libraries was long one of New Haven's best kept secrets.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."

A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around 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.

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

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

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

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

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

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

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

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

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.

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

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

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

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

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

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.