Hartford, Connecticut
A. Everett Austin Facade House
This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.
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Hartford, Connecticut
This stunning Connecticut mansion is actually just a one-room-deep hoax.
Danbury, Connecticut
A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.
Hartford, Connecticut
This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.
Groton, Connecticut
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.
New Haven, Connecticut
Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.
Stonington, Connecticut
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Montville, Connecticut
The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.
Farmington, Connecticut
An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
New Haven, Connecticut
137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.
Hebron, Connecticut
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.