Places moonkat24 Wants to Go

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

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

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.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

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

A tribute to the truly loyal dog who waited outside a hospital for his owner to come back.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

An elliptical glass tower that is known as the world’s first two-sided building.

An actual piece of the Moon, brought down to Earth by Apollo 15.

The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.

Commemorating the "Little Giant" who ran for the presidency.

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

An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

The oldest place in Hartford is a cemetery with thousands of bodies stacked beneath the grass.

Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

A mysterious, ancient collection of pre-Hispanic petroglyphs hidden deep in the Mexican desert.

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

One of Monterrey's oldest buildings is perched atop a hill boasting impressive views of the city.

This store may be part of a well-known chain, but it stands out due to the tree growing through the middle of it.