Places sheinsis Wants to Go

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

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

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

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

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

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

More than a century of radio history is told in these displays.

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

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

New Preston and Kent, Connecticut - where Friday the 13th, Part 2 was filmed.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

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

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

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.