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

One of the earliest graveyards in the region.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

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

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

A once-booming railroad left abandoned next to the Quinnipiac River marshes now intersects with a hiking trail.

Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

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

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

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

Decades before the Salem Witch Trials, two Connecticut women were executed for alleged witchcraft.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

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

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.