The last vessel built by a submarine pioneer stands as a monument to his legacy.

Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

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.

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

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

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

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

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

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.

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

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

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

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

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

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

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

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.