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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Hartford, Connecticut
An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.
Meriden, Connecticut
A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.
Windham, Connecticut
Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
Groton, Connecticut
The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
Hebron, Connecticut
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
East Granby, Connecticut
A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.
Hartford, Connecticut
A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.
Carcross, Yukon
This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.
Watson Lake, Yukon
Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.
Toad River, British Columbia
At a lodge and RV park is a collection of headwear that comes in at more than 11,300 and counting.
Fort Nelson, British Columbia
Home to vintage vehicles and local artifacts, this museum also houses a rare taxidermy specimen.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Senoia, Georgia
The picturesque southern city served as the zombie-filled town of Woodbury in 'The Walking Dead.'
Atlanta, Georgia
Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Hong Kong
This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.
Durango, Colorado
A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.
Winter Park, Colorado
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
Durango, Colorado
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.