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toniamonkey

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I love to travel to off the beaten path places. If it involves animals all the better. I do not tolerate animal abuse. Meeting new people and learning about new cultures is the point of traveling.
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The centerpiece of the Hartford Circus Fire Memorial, where the middle tent post stood.

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford Circus Fire Memorial

Memorial to one of the most fatal fires in both circus and U.S. history.

Severed Arm of Saint Edmund

Stonington, Connecticut

Severed Arm of Saint Edmund

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

Thread City Crossing Frog Statue

Windham, Connecticut

Thread City Crossing Bridge

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

Abandoned Fairy Village

Waterbury, Connecticut

Abandoned Fairy Village

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

Statue of Rover

Hartford, Connecticut

Statue of Rover

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

House from the 1971 movie "Let's Scare Jessica to Death"

Old Saybrook, Connecticut

Old Bishop House

House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."

Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Connecticut)

Hartford, Connecticut

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

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

New England Carousel Museum.

Bristol, Connecticut

New England Carousel Museum

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

State recreation area's entrance sign.

New Hartford, Connecticut

Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area

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

Grave of Midnight Mary

New Haven, Connecticut

Grave of Midnight Mary

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

The Ancient Burying Ground in downtown Hartford.

Hartford, Connecticut

Ancient Burying Ground

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

Bethlehem Cheese.

Bethlehem, Connecticut

Abbey of Regina Laudis

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

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, which was used as the Stepford Men's Association

Norwalk, Connecticut

Stepford Wives Locations

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

PEZ Visitor Center.

Orange, Connecticut

PEZ Visitor Center

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

Mystic Pizza

Groton, Connecticut

Mystic Pizza

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The ruins of the burned down mill.

Hebron, Connecticut

Gay City State Park

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

The infamous ex-mortuary that was the temporary residence of the Snedeker family

Southington, Connecticut

Snedeker House

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

Sarah Winchester

New Haven, Connecticut

Grave of Sarah Winchester

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

Today, the defunct facility evokes both grandeur and squalor.

Waterford, Connecticut

Seaside Sanatorium

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

A. Everett Austin Facade House

Hartford, Connecticut

A. Everett Austin Facade House

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

East Rock

New Haven, Connecticut

East Rock Park

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

Cathedral of St. Joseph

Hartford, Connecticut

Cathedral of St. Joseph

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

Shade Swamp Sanctuary

Farmington, Connecticut

Shade Swamp Sanctuary

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

Mystic Seaport

Stonington, Connecticut

Mystic Seaport Museum

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

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