Essex, Connecticut
'Turtle' Submarine at Connecticut River Museum
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.
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Essex, Connecticut
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.
Preston, Connecticut
Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Waterford, Connecticut
Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Catskill, New York
The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
Bennington, Vermont
The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
Kinderhook, New York
The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
Howes Cave, New York
Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Howes Cave, New York
Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.
Albany, New York
This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
Troy, New York
The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.
Ballston Spa, New York
The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.
Cohoes, New York
A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
Albany, New York
The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.