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All the United States Connecticut Middletown

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Middletown

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Middletown, Connecticut

Updated February 13, 2023

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Two ichthyosaur skull replicas on the fourth floor just outside the main museum.

Middletown, Connecticut

Joe Webb Peoples Museum

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.
Sergeant Stubby giving a salute.

Middletown, Connecticut

Sergeant Stubby Statue

This statue honoring the most decorated dog of World War I stands in a Connecticut park.
The front of Barratt’s grave.

Middletown, Connecticut

Joseph Barratt's Grave

The gravestone of an eccentric Connecticut doctor features dinosaur tracks and a pair of fossil tree casts.
Profile view of the Wangunk sculpture.

Middletown, Connecticut

Wangunk Statue

In a Connecticut park, a statue pays tribute to the Indigenous people of this land.
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Wild Bill’s Nostalgia Store

Middletown, Connecticut

Wild Bill's Nostalgia Store

A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
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A Eubrontes and two smaller Grallator tracks with foot for size comparison.

Middlefield, Connecticut

Powder Hill Dinosaur Park

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
5 miles from Middletown
A view across the remains of the sediment dam

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Glacial Lake Hitchcock Sediment Dam

Now home to hardy plants, these sand and gravel dunes once held back a massive prehistoric lake.
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