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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Monroe

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Monroe, Connecticut

Updated March 16, 2023

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The last resting place… or is it?

Monroe, Connecticut

Grave of Ed and Lorraine Warren

Visit the grave of America's most prominent paranormal investigators and self-proclaimed demonologists.
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Warren’s Occult Museum

Monroe, Connecticut

The Warrens’ Occult Museum

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.
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Fairfield State Hospital

Newtown, Connecticut

Fairfield Hills Hospital

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.
6 miles from Monroe

Newtown, Connecticut

The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial

A tribute to the students and teachers who lost their lives during the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
7 miles from Monroe
The museum with clocktower (left) and Technocratic Cathedral

Stratford, Connecticut

Boothe Memorial Park

This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.
8 miles from Monroe
The Remington Arms factory and its shot tower.

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Remington Shot Tower

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.
10 miles from Monroe
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A Frisbie Pie truck (in the Museum of Connecticut History)

Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Frisbie Pie Company

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.
10 miles from Monroe
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