The 25 Best Roadside Attractions in Connecticut
Ranked by Roadtrippi users — the people who've actually been there. Updated June 2026. Roadtrippi catalogs 121 roadside attractions in Connecticut.
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1. Wells Dinosaur Haven
Uncasville, CT
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2. Praying Mantis Reads Lord of the Flies
Deep River, CT
Large praying mantis was built out of scrap metal in 2015 by local artist Roger Bowie. Mantises eat flies. Formerly outside a public library; moved in March 2025 to an exotic animal rescue park.
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3. Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities
Hartford, CT
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4. Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine
East Granby, CT
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5. Easter Island Head with Topknot
Waterbury, CT
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6. Circus Horror Memorial
Hartford, CT
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7. Mystic Pizza - As Seen in Movie
Mystic, CT
Achieved fame as screenwriter's inspiration for 1988 film "Mystic Pizza," introducing Julia Roberts, displayed here in framed photos and posters. Slogan: "A Slice of Heaven." Business had a different name before the film.
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8. Holy Land USA
Waterbury, CT
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9. Museum in a Boxcar
Putnam, CT
Gertrude Chandler Warner wrote a series of books about kids who lived in a railroad boxcar, so that's where her hometown built her museum. The boxcar was renovated in 2019.
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10. Large Stanley Cup Statue
West Haven, CT
A replica of the prestigious hockey award trophy, the Stanley Cup, sits without explanation behind an oil heating business.
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11. The Dinosaur Place
Oakdale, CT
Over 40 life-size dinosaurs along 1.5 miles of wooded trails, plus an erupting volcanic island in a lake, and a fake cave inhabited by a Dilophosaurus that spits water on you if you get too close.
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12. 9/11 Beam Memorial to Local Flight Crew
Stafford Springs, CT
A section of I-Beam from one of the WTC towers serves as a memorial to two local residents who were members of the crew of Flight 175.
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13. Sparky the Firehouse Dog Rock
Montville, CT
A rocky outcrop next to a firehouse is constantly painted to resemble its last dog mascot, who died in 1984.
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14. Sculpturedale
Kent, CT
Sculptor Denis Curtiss has filled his four-acre yard with artfully rusted steel sculptures of over 100 animals and some human dancers.
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15. JFK: I'll Be Back in 1964
Waterbury, CT
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16. Home of the Hamburger
New Haven, CT
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17. PEZ Visitor Center
Orange, CT
Official PEZ museum features a 14 ft tall motorized PEZ dispenser, a timeline of PEZ history, a peek onto the factory floor.
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18. Art Carney Tribute
Westbrook, CT
The local library features an exhibit on Art Carney, best known as the nutty sanitation engineer Ed Norton from 1950s TV in "The Honeymooners."
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19. St. Edmund's Severed Arm
Mystic, CT
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20. Space Shuttle McDonald's (Gone)
Windsor Locks, CT
The shuttle "McBrad" is bolted to the roof of the Playland; kids can crawl up into it.
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21. D'Elia Antique Tool Museum
Scotland, CT
Personal collection of 1,500 woodworking planes, spanning 300 years. Your host: the collector, Mr. D'Elia.
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22. Trophy Shop Elvis Nook (Gone)
Hartford, CT
Mr. Trophy, a trophy maker shop, reserved a nook for an Elvis Presley shrine, including a jukebox, photos, commemorative plates, and memorabilia. Reported gone since 2018.
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23. Leslie Murray's Junk People
Woodbury, CT
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24. The Moodus Noises
East Haddam, CT
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25. Boom Box Parade
Willimantic, CT
Since 1986, tradition started in the town's marching-band-free Memorial Day parade continues in the July 4th parade. Citizens strut with boom box radios blaring...
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