Places afink Wants to Go

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

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

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

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

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

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

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

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

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

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

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

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

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

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

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

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

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