Mystic Seaport is an educational outdoor museum for the whole family. You can learn and live real-life American history. The preservation shipyard features the last existing wooden whaling vessel, the Charles W.

The dinosaur T-Rex is called Monty and lives on the parking lot of the Dinosaur Place. Life-size dinosaurs are all over the place. A volcano goes off every hour.

After taking pictures of the giant frogs on the Windham Crossing, we saw the sign “Foot Long Hot-Dodgs”. And yes the Hot-Dodgs were long, as you can see on the pictures.

There are four of them – two frogs and two spools on each side of the bridge. A great municipal art project. The story behind the giant frogs on the bridge: In the mid-1700s, local Windham-ites…

The Tin-Man was standing in front of an art store. He was smiling all the time, but his smile could vanish, if he could turn around. Watch the creepy orange hand on the wall.

Classic Auto Wash in Cromwell. It is definitely worth some attention. Dinosaurs Superman in a phone booth, animated clowns. I am not quite sure, why the T-Rex breaks through the roof…

The Museum was started by Cortlandt Hull, who fell in love with old horror movies. The Dungeon is not a ‘haunted house’ attraction, but is a quality museum for classic horror and sci-fi movies.

I just travelled by and saw this Burger King. Chewbacca was covering the entrance and Darth Vader was taking care of the meatballs, allthough the Burger King looked like a dependance from Spcaeballs.

Outside are dozens of cartoon characters from all times. Simpsons, Peanuts, Woody Woodpecker, Popeye, etc. Walk around have fun with your youth comic heroes.

Wild Bill’s Nostalgia Center is a crowded fleamarket. He decorated the outside of his building. The walls are covered with paintings of vintage icons – like Janis Joplin, The Beatles…