Places joparkman Wants to Go

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

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

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

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

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.