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Hamden, Connecticut

Best Video Film & Cultural Center

This Connecticut video store has a vast and varied archive that contains everything from 'Koyaanisqatsi' to 'The King's Speech.'
Added by paulb4223
East Windsor, Connecticut

Connecticut Trolley Museum

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.
Johnmeszaros Added by Johnmeszaros
East Windsor, Connecticut

The Bones from the Well

A replica of fossils believed to be the first scientifically-described dinosaur bones found in North America.
Johnmeszaros Added by Johnmeszaros
Windsor, Connecticut

Vintage Radio and Communications Museum

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.
Josh Added by Josh
West Hartford, Connecticut

Noah Webster Statue

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.
e1savage Added by e1savage
Hadley, Massachusetts

The Sunwheel

Each solstice, students and astronomy enthusiasts gather at a primitive but functioning sun wheel to witness how humanity first used this calendar.
Amalia Wompa Added by Amalia Wompa
Danbury, Connecticut

Demon Murder Trial Sites

Connecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demonic possession as a criminal defense.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Cape Elizabeth, Maine

The Old Man of Shore Road

A natural rock silhouette on Cape Elizabeth's scenic Shore Road, reminiscent of New Hampshire's "Old Man of the Mountain."
Added by mphnyc
Portland, Maine

Abyssinian Meeting House

This once-forgotten African American cultural hub was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.
Added by traceywilson
Portland, Maine

The Portland Observatory

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Portland, Maine

'Pinecone'

An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower.
Added by carofine
Brunswick, Maine

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
York, Maine

Paul Bunyan's Severed Head

The head of a legendary lumberjack watches over a river in Maine.
Added by alexbickerstaffis
Northampton, Massachusetts

Northampton Bank Robbery Mural

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stop thieves at the site of a historic 1876 bank robbery.
kendrawashere Added by kendrawashere
Southington, Connecticut

Snedeker House

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Cheshire, Connecticut

Paul Bunyan Muffler Man

A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here.
Calvin the Courageous Added by Calvin the Courageous
Meriden, Connecticut

Talcott Basalt Lava Pillows

Hidden behind a Target are pillows of cooled lava that formed at the bottom of a deep lake in the Mesozoic Era.
Johnmeszaros Added by Johnmeszaros
Meriden, Connecticut

Traffic Control Tower

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.
Johnmeszaros Added by Johnmeszaros
Holyoke, Massachusetts

Holyoke’s Frog Circus

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.
kendrawashere Added by kendrawashere
Holyoke, Massachusetts

Dinosaur Footprints of Holyoke

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Johnmeszaros Added by Johnmeszaros
North Adams, Massachusetts

Hoosac Tunnel

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Florida, Massachusetts

The Elk on the Trail

A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.
Anna Minster Added by Anna Minster
Oxford, Massachusetts

Clara Barton Birthplace Museum

This historic home and museum celebrates the life story of the female founder of the American Red Cross.
TheDiscoveryService Added by TheDiscoveryService
Cavendish, Vermont

Phineas Gage Memorial

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