Winchester, Connecticut
American Museum of Tort Law
It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Glacial Lake Hitchcock Sediment Dam
Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Nathan Hale Schoolhouse
One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Goodspeed Opera House
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.
Bristol, Connecticut
American Clock and Watch Museum
Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.
Hartford, Connecticut
Site of the First Public Pay Phone
An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.
New London, Connecticut
Annual Burning of Benedict Arnold
New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.
Uncasville, Connecticut
Wells Dinosaur Haven
A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.
Essex, Connecticut
The Griswold Inn
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
Hartford, Connecticut
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.
Roxbury, Connecticut
Mine Hill Preserve
The remnants of a 19th-century ironmaking complex hidden in the woods of Connecticut.
Hartford, Connecticut
Colonial America Tavern Signs Collection
The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.
Windsor, Connecticut
Vintage Radio and Communications Museum
More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.
Permanently Closed
Milford, Connecticut
Aerosol Techniques Factory
This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.
Cheshire, Connecticut
Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum
A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.
Middlefield, Connecticut
Powder Hill Dinosaur Park
This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
Hartford, Connecticut
Coltsville
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.
New Haven, Connecticut
Skull and Bones Tomb
The headquarters of the famous Yale society.
Groton, Connecticut
Mystic Pizza
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Orange, Connecticut
PEZ Visitor Center
The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.
New Haven, Connecticut
East Rock Park
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
Permanently Closed
Pomfret, Connecticut
The Abandoned Village of Bara-Hack
A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.
Farmington, Connecticut
Shade Swamp Sanctuary
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
