Places BrandyBacon Wants to Go

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

This statue honors a pillar of the early New Haven Black community.

This large boulder was used as a lookout point by Revolutionary War militiamen.

The site where chief Miantonomo of the Narraganset people was captured.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

This roadside wonder is as mysterious as it is beloved.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

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

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This building is more than 250 years old and was built in one of the first towns settled in Massachusetts.

A monument marks where a convent was burned by an anti-Catholic mob in 1834.

This hotel was the site of major events in sports and radio history. It was also used as a detention center during World War II.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

This large granite seal outside a Massachusetts funeral home comes with a surprising dedication.

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.

Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

Eliot was the first missionary to produce religious text for Algonquians in their own language.

A single room pays homage to the prodigious achievements of the 30th President of the United States.

This castle constructed in 1928 was crafted from drawings of Lismore Castle in Ireland.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.