Places Zesra Wants to Go

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

One car at a time please.

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.

This massive work of art is five stories high and 120 feet long.

Explore the world's largest collection of locks, keys, handcuffs, and ornate hardware, and crack the code on an antique-filled escape room.

The best revenge is a five-tiered layer cake of a dwelling.

A collection of mechanical beasts with some interesting names.

This park is home to a massive bird sanctuary. And maybe buried treasure!

A preserved trolley track that was transformed into a museum of transportation.

A giant ant model welcomes visitors to an exhibit about symbiotic organisms that live with army ant colonies.

Springtime is go time for this repurposed shack and the fish it venerates.

This Connecticut video store has a vast and varied archive that contains everything from 'Koyaanisqatsi' to 'The King's Speech.'

An artificial tree in the University of Connecticut greenhouses holds a collection of orchids, mosses, and other tropical epiphytic plants.

This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

This lovely hilltop tower was specifically built to withstand 100 MPH winds.