Dr. Henry Cogswell hoped that his elaborate drinking fountains would dissuade people from drinking alcohol.

Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

A statue commemorating a 16-year old girl's nighttime ride to raise a militia against attacking British troops.

This statue commemorates the importance of hat manufacturing to Danbury, once known as the "Hat City of the World."

Connecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demonic possession as a criminal defense.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

A tribute to the students and teachers who lost their lives during the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

A 26-foot-tall fiberglass American legend stands proudly here.

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

This underpass became an unlikely piece of cinematic history after its appearance in 'A Clockwork Orange.'

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

London's old-school healing garden.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

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

This sycamore is Connecticut's largest tree, New England's largest sycamore, and among the largest of its kind nationwide.

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

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.