A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

A jewel of early electric boosterism once again charms Connecticut's historic "Hat City."

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.

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

Retirement home where the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West passed away.

The gravestone of an eccentric Connecticut doctor features dinosaur tracks and a pair of fossil tree casts.

Springtime is go time for this repurposed shack and the fish it venerates.

American artist J. Alden Weir purchased this 60-acre estate for $10 and a painting.

The tragic tale of the dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia.

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.

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

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

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

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

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

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.

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

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

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

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

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

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