East Haddam, Connecticut
Nathan Hale Schoolhouse
One of America's first spies started out as a teacher in this little red one-room schoolhouse.
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East Haddam, Connecticut
Goodspeed Opera House
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.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Gilbert Stuart Birthplace
The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
Exeter, Rhode Island
Grave of Mercy Brown
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Great Swamp Fight Monument
Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.
Permanently Closed
Deep River, Connecticut
The Grave of XYZ
The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.
Orient, New York
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
A tiny islet just off Long Island offers a wealth of infectious curiosities.
Essex, Connecticut
Essex Steam Train
This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
Old Bishop House
House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."
Essex, Connecticut
The Griswold Inn
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
Essex, Connecticut
'Turtle' Submarine at Connecticut River Museum
This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.
Lyme, Connecticut
Grave of Joan Bennett
Final resting place of the actress famed for her roles in Dark Shadows and Dario Argento's Suspiria.
Westerly, Rhode Island
Flying Horse Carousel
One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.
Griswold, Connecticut
Jewett City Vampires
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
East Lyme, Connecticut
Book Barn
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Fishers Island, New York
North Dumpling Island
Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Stonington, Connecticut
Severed Arm of Saint Edmund
How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?
Norwich, Connecticut
Monument to Miantonomo
The site where chief Miantonomo of the Narraganset people was captured.
Norwich, Connecticut
The Blue Lady of Yantic Cemetery
Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.
New London, Connecticut
Annual Burning of Benedict Arnold
New London, Connecticut still holds a grudge against its hometown son who turned traitor and burned the city.
New London, Connecticut
Ye Antientist Burial Ground
One of the earliest graveyards in the region.
Uncasville, Connecticut
Wells Dinosaur Haven
A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.
Piqua, Kansas
Buster Keaton Museum
This rural water utility building houses a tribute to one of the greatest stars of the silent film era.
