Places Zesra Wants to Go

Celebrating an art form with a collection of puppets from all over the world.

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.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

Amazing views of Long Island Sound can be seen from this mountaintop tower.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

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

A free display of artistic lifesize dinosaur sculptures in a backyard garden.

A journey through a curious collection of oddities and wonder.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

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

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

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

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

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

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

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

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

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

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

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.