Places bugscrap Wants to Go

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

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

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

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.

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

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

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

This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."

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

This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

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

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

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

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

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.