Storrs, Connecticut
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.
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Storrs, Connecticut
Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.
Bristol, Connecticut
Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.
Windham, Connecticut
Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
Bristol, Connecticut
A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.
New Canaan, Connecticut
Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Orange, Connecticut
The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
Waterford, Connecticut
Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.
Mahwah, New Jersey
This 150-year-old train station and caboose have been turned into a railroad museum, enjoyed by young and old alike.
Piscataway, New Jersey
A historic town sits upon the site of a long-lost 18th-century trading community.
Jersey City, New Jersey
This evocative New Jersey statue memoralizes the Polish victims of a Soviet massacre.
West Orange, New Jersey
Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.
Princeton, New Jersey
Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
One of the oldest surviving bars in the United States, located at the site of the last skirmish of the American Revolution.
West Orange, New Jersey
Take a step into the workshop where Edison and his employees revolutionized the world.
Newfield, New Jersey
Thousands of Matchbox cars spanning generations call this New Jersey barn home.
Manchester Township, New Jersey
Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.