Places sierrawest Wants to Go

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

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

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

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

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

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

The "possessed" house that inspired "The Haunting in Connecticut" book and movie.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

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

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

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

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

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

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

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

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

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

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