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

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

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.

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

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

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

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

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

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.

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

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

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.

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

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

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

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

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.