Category Archives: America

The Sanctum, 290 Pratt St, Meriden, CT 06450 Who looks forward to Monday? Not too many folks…that’s for sure. However, the people who live around Meriden, CT have a special reason to get excited about the beginning of the work … Continue reading →

It’s strange, gruesome, and an instrumental piece of medical history. The Cushing Center in Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University [333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510] is an absolutely fascinating place to explore. Note that due … Continue reading →

Yale campus is a piece of art all in its own. Dispersed throughout the city of New Haven are its fine buildings, some even adorned with unicorns. Student or not, you have a great reason to visit the school. The … Continue reading →

It’s anything but just a store. Wild Bill’s Nostalgia [1003 Newfield St Middletown, Connecticut, 06457] sells collectables that will make you smile, reminiscing from your childhood. Retro toys, books, records, posters, you’ll find it all and much more. There is … Continue reading →

I saw it from the road, an elegant tower whose prominence is 1,000’ high. To get there head into Talcott Mountain State Park [560 Simsbury Rd Bloomfield, CT 06002], where the trail begins. Heublein Tower was built in 1914 by … Continue reading →

Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge is the only sanctuary of its kind in the state of Connecticut. Parceled out into ten units along the Atlantic Flyway birds can rest, feed, and nest along the coastline – most notably the … Continue reading →

A magical medieval like castle sits in a picture perfect forest – like something out of a fairytale. Gillette Castle State Park [67 River Rd, East Haddam, CT 06423] is such a matchless place, it should be on everyone’s Connecticut … Continue reading →

Take time to smell the roses. In 1904, the first rose garden in the United States was open for the pure pleasure of the public in the state of Connecticut. Elizabeth Park [Prospect Ave. Hartford, CT 06106] has 15,000 rose … Continue reading →

The profile of a slumbering giant rests across the way from Quinnipiac University, climb atop it if you dare! The tower trail within Sleeping Giant State Park [200 Mount Carmel Avenue Hamden, CT 06518] is short enough to all skill … Continue reading →

PEZ peppermints are as fun to play with and collect as they are to eat. Remember the novelty of them from childhood, but appreciate the history of them today at the PEZ Visitor Center [35 Prindle Hill Rd, Orange, CT … Continue reading →