Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

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

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

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

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

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

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

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

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

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

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

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

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.