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Essex, Connecticut

'Turtle' Submarine at Connecticut River Museum

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

Norwich State Hospital

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.
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East Lyme, Connecticut

Book Barn

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
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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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Groton, Connecticut

Mystic Pizza

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Gillian Added by Gillian
Waterford, Connecticut

Seaside Sanatorium

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

Submarine Force Museum

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.
kweiss2001 Added by kweiss2001
Groton, Connecticut

Gungywamp

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Catskill, New York

Catskill Game Farm

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.
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Bennington, Vermont

Lincoln Square

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Kinderhook, New York

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.
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Howes Cave, New York

Howe Caverns

Why have you never heard of the second most popular tourist site in New York?
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Howes Cave, New York

Secret Caverns

Discovered by cows, these upstate New York show caves are presented with a healthy dose of psychedelic folk art.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Albany, New York

World’s Largest Nipper Statue

This giant monument of the RCA mascot is a beloved fixture in Albany, New York.
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Troy, New York

Grave of Uncle Sam

The original Uncle Sam was actually a New York meatpacker who is buried under this historic grave.
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Ballston Spa, New York

The Doubleday House

The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.
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Cohoes, New York

Site of the Cohoes Mastodon

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.
Brianna Jolie Added by Brianna Jolie
Albany, New York

The First Shaker Village

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
jmsliker Added by jmsliker
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Mount Trashmore

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.