1. To Get To The Cadillac Ranch, Yugo To Connecticut
There is a tribute to the Texas-based Cadillac Ranch in Middletown, Conn., of all places. The tribute is marked by three rusty old yugos—one red, one white, and one blue—balanced on their noses atop fiber glass balls. It sits near Wild Bill’s Nostalgia Center.
2. A Museum That Is Guaranteed To Conjure Up Some Serious Heebie Jeebies
The Warren’s Occult Museum houses all things diabolical, including a shadow doll that haunts your dreams and can stop your heart from beating.
There is also Annabelle, the creepy doll who reigned terror in “The Conjuring,” and a vampire’s coffin (still in use!), satanic altars, crucifixes, and gore galore.
3. Turkey Dinner Never Looked So…Colorful?
Every year for Thanksgiving, the turkeys at Gozzi’s Turkey Farm are painted vibrant and neon colors. Doesn’t seem exactly appetizing, but at least it’s fairly humane. The dye used is non-toxic and vegetable based. Not that it matters much, when you gobble them up. (Sorry, couldn't resist)
4. Celebrate The World’s Sweetest And Largest Cessation Aid
Did you know that PEZ candy was created to help you avoid smoking? Or that the word “pez” comes from the German word for “peppermint”?
The official PEZ visitor center is located in Orange and open for tours so you can learn all about the sweet little candy that’s been warming hearts and minds for 80 years. There is even a 12 foot PEZ dispenser, now the world’s largest.
5. Not To Build This Up, But Connecticut Has A Massive Ode To Your Favorite Toys
There are three sets of giant Legos blocks that surround the old Enfield Legos factory. The 8 foot legos are red, blue, and yellow and make excellent selfie backdrops.
6. Buried Treasure at Thrice-Cursed Island
Charles Island is rumored to have a buried treasure, but so far no one has been able to find it. The island, which has been cursed three separate times—once by an Indian Chief, once by Captain Kidd, and a third time by five pirate sailors—is only accessible during low tide when the sandbar is exposed.
7. You’d Have To Be Brain Dead Not To Appreciate This Cerebral Hidden Gem
Beneath Yale’s Medical School Library, there are more than 400 brains in jars. They were collected by Harvey Cushing, a neurosurgeon in the early 20th century. The brains are mostly whole, preserved in formaldehyde, but some jars contain brain slices.
8. See If You Can Spot This Slithery Roadside Attraction
In Marlborough there sits a giant snake’s head painted on one of the rocks. There is also an eagle’s head a few miles down from the snake.
9. A Seat Worthy Of The Most Ponderous Of Presidential Posteriors
People with bulbous bottoms take note, the Taft Chair at Yale University is located at E-9 in Woolsey Hall. It was enlarged to accommodate the bootylicious bottom of President William Howard Taft, who went on from his presidency to teach there.
10. A Tiny Park For A Big Star
That’s right, you heard it here first: Ernest Borgnine has his very own park in Hamden, Conn.
The Oscar-winning actor who is most beloved for his role in Sam Peckinpah’s “The Wild Bunch,” was born in Hamden. The tiny park sits in the corner of a shopping center parking lot and is marked with a sign that reads “Ernest Borgnine Park.”
11. The Witch’s Dungeon Has Spooky Exhibits On Lockdown
The Witch’s Dungeon is not only a museum dedicated to all things creepy, it may also be the world’s smallest museum…and the hardest to get into.
The 40 foot by 17 foot structure is only open on weekends during the month of October and only groups of three are permitted due to the small size of the space. Among the spooky relics on display are the heads of many movie monsters and life-size movie monsters made out of wax and paper-mache. From “Frankenstein” and “Dracula” to “The Creature from the Black Lagoon,” it’s a ghoulish good time!
12. Only Time Will Tell…
...What’s in the time capsule buried on site at the TimeExpo Museum, dedicated to all things Timex. It will be opened May 4, 2051, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the museum’s opening.
13. Just A Heads Up, There Are Secrets In The State House
Hidden among the stately holdings of the State House is a curiosity cabinet created in the 1800s by James Steward, a well-known painter in Connecticut at the time. The Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities contains, among other things, a two-headed calf, albino woodland animals, and an 8-foot alligator.
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