The final resting place of a wealthy landowner who helped create the largest public park in Western Massachusetts.

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

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

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

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

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

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

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

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

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

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

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

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This Connecticut ferry has been operating in some form since 1655.

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

This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.

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

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

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

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.

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