Hartford, Connecticut
Site of a Speech by Stephen A. Douglas
Commemorating the "Little Giant" who ran for the presidency.
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Hartford, Connecticut
Commemorating the "Little Giant" who ran for the presidency.
New Haven, Connecticut
After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Port Jervis, New York
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Quicksburg, Virginia
An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Swift Run, Virginia
On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Once the home of a noted Civil War spy, the two-story brick house now serves as a museum.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.
Salisbury, Connecticut
The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Springfield, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
North Canaan, Connecticut
The last blast furnace to close in New England offers a rare window into the region’s once-thriving iron industry.
East Haddam, Connecticut
One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.
Hamden, Connecticut
Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.
Meriden, Connecticut
Home of the Daffodil Festival, Castle Craig, and a ghostly hound.
Cheshire, Connecticut
A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here.
Woodstock, New Hampshire
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
West Hartford, Connecticut
Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.
Hamden, Connecticut
This Connecticut video store has a vast and varied archive that contains everything from 'Koyaanisqatsi' to 'The King's Speech.'
Plymouth, Connecticut
A bridge commemorating the actor's legacy and his Terryville roots.
Rhinebeck, New York
A unique work of art that was created without permission.
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.