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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Orient, New York
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.
Lyme, Connecticut
Grave of Joan Bennett
Final resting place of the actress famed for her roles in Dark Shadows and Dario Argento's Suspiria.
Norwich, Connecticut
The Blue Lady of Yantic Cemetery
Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.
Stonington, Connecticut
Severed Arm of Saint Edmund
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Montville, Connecticut
Supercharged
The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.
Stonington, Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Groton, Connecticut
Mystic Pizza
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Fishers Island, New York
North Dumpling Island
Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
East Lyme, Connecticut
Book Barn
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Groton, Connecticut
Gungywamp
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Groton, Connecticut
Submarine Force Museum
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
