Orange, Connecticut
PEZ Visitor Center
The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.
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Griswold, Connecticut
Jewett City Vampires
The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Hand of Faith Gold Nugget
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Boston, Massachusetts
Fort Independence (Castle Island)
On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.
Madeira Beach, Florida
The Church by the Sea
Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.
Permanently Closed
Hartford, Connecticut
Abandoned Comet Diner
An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.
New Haven, Connecticut
Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green
137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Tacoma, Washington
Bob's Java Jive
Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Key Largo, Florida
Christ of the Abyss
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.
Boise, Idaho
Big Idaho Potato Hotel
When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.
Newport, Rhode Island
The White Horse Tavern
The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
P.T. Barnum Museum
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson Mineral and Gem World
A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.
Washington, D.C.
Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Hebron, Connecticut
Gay City State Park
The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.
Groton, Connecticut
Gungywamp
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Dinosaur State Park
The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Gillette Castle State Park
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
East Lyme, Connecticut
Book Barn
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Hartford, Connecticut
The Mark Twain House & Museum
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
Ashford, Washington
Mount Rainier
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
