Places funwithlions Wants to Go

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.

One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.

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.

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

This plaque marks a place where one of Hollywood’s most famous dancers got his start.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.