A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

Known as one of the most climbed mountains in the world, this barren peak is permanently bald thanks to an anti-wolf fire.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.

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

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

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

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

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

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

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

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

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.