Places drsupherpen Wants to Go

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

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

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

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.