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Museum educator, pinball enthusiast, and lover of sea creatures. I've made a career out of teaching children the history of murdering both whales and people.

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Chinese Parlor in the House of Henry Francis du Pont.

Wilmington, Delaware

Winterthur

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Fantastically ornate cash register from the days yore
Permanently Closed

Wilmington, Delaware

Museum of Business History and Technology

Hundreds of antiquated typewriters and office machinery show the technological evolution of business.

Steampunk Tree House

Milton, Delaware

Steampunk Tree House

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

Close-up of the plaque

Cavendish, Vermont

Phineas Gage Memorial

The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.

Five Elm Arches, in Woodstock, Vermont.

Woodstock, Vermont

Five Elm Arches

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.

Old Round Church

Richmond, Vermont

Old Round Church

This rare polygonal meeting house is rumored to be built in a circle so that the devil has nowhere to hide.

One of the many appearances of Champ throughout Burlington

Burlington, Vermont

Lake Champlain Monster Monument

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

A covered bridge marks all that has been lost

Danville, Vermont

The Forgotten Village at Greenbank's Hollow

Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.

Vermontasaurus

Thetford, Vermont

Vermontasaurus

This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.

Shelburne Farms

Shelburne, Vermont

Shelburne Farms

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

Emily's Bridge in Stowe, VT

Stowe, Vermont

Emily’s Bridge

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.

The lower set of petroglyphs

Bellows Falls, Vermont

Bellows Falls Petroglyphs

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

Burlington, Vermont

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

William Stowell tomb

Montpelier, Vermont

Green Mount Cemetery

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

Chapel interior.

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Dog Chapel

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

Waterbury, Vermont

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Welcome to Moodus

East Haddam, Connecticut

Moodus Noises

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

Timexpo Museum
Permanently Closed

Waterbury, Connecticut

Timexpo Museum

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

Warren's Occult Museum

Monroe, Connecticut

The Warrens’ Occult Museum

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world’s most famous paranormal investigators. Museum is temporarily closed with plans to re-open.

The effigy.

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.

Taft's personal chair.

New Haven, Connecticut

The Taft Chair at Woolsey Hall

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

American Museum of Tort Law

Winchester, Connecticut

American Museum of Tort Law

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

The commemorative plaque.

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.

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