This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.

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

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

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

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

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

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

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

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

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

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

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

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.