It’s hard to believe that this small state has some of the world’s largest things inside of its borders, but it does, and the things we have are pretty cool! We aren’t talking about the biggest ball of twine or the largest ketchup bottle – our stuff is much, much better than that. Check out eight of the world’s largest attractions in Connecticut:
- Supercharged - The World’s Largest Multi-level Indoor Go Kart Track (formerly known as Naskart)
SuperCharged Racing Located in Oakdale, this 110,000-square-foot racing facility offers more than a 1/2 mile of track to speed around. This experience will definitely get your adrenaline pumping as you careen around corners and complete the course. Find out more about Supercharged here. 1 Sachatello Industrial Dr, Oakdale, CT 06370, USA
- It Adventure Ropes Course - The World’s Largest Indoor Ropes Course
It Adventure Ropes Course/Facebook It Adventure Ropes Course has its home in New Haven at Jordan’s Furniture Store! Climb rope ladders and cargo nets, and crisscross walkways and swinging beams - all while suspended high above the ground. This challenge is fun for all ages! You can learn more about It Adventure Ropes Course here. 40 Sargent Dr, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Stew Leonard’s - World’s Largest Dairy Store
Alan M./FourSquare Stew Leonard’s has been called the Disneyland of Dairy Stores and for good reason. This massive location has singing animatronics, free samples, and all of the milk, ice cream, and cheese you could ever desire. It’s also outfitted with a petting zoo, which makes it a great destination to bring the kids. Find out more about Stew Leonard’s here. 99 Federal Rd, Danbury, CT 06811, USA
- The Children’s Museum - World’s Biggest Sperm Whale
Jasmine T/TripAdvisor Located in West Hartford, Conny the Whale is constructed of fiberglass and iron and sits outside The Children’s Museum. The whale is so large that visitors can walk right through it, entering the mouth and exiting the tail. Visit the official Children’s Museum website for tickets and up-to-date hours and exhibit info. 950 Trout Brook Dr, West Hartford, CT 06119, USA
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library - World’s Largest Rare Book Library With No Windows
Gunnar Klack/Wikimedia This six-story building on the campus of Yale is dedicated to housing rare books and manuscripts. The oldest book in the library dates back to 1454! Impressive both inside and out, this is a place of history that you’re going to want to visit. You can learn more about this unique library here. 121 Wall St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Foxwoods - North America’s Largest Casino
RamiHaxhi/TripAdvisor Although not the largest in the world, Foxwoods does take the title for the largest Indian gaming resort in North America. Foxwoods spans 9 million square feet under one roof and sits on 1,200 acres. Learn more on the official website. 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Ledyard, CT 06338, USA
- Otis Elevator Company - World’s Largest Manufacturer of Vertical Transport Systems
Flickr/Martijn Barendse Otis Elevator Company has its home right here in Connecticut. It not only manufactures the most elevators and escalators, the elevators can be found in the world’s tallest buildings. The next time you are ascending to the top of Burj Khalifa, the Eiffel Tower, or the Empire State Building, you will be riding an Otis elevator. Check out the official Otis website for more information. 1 Carrier Pl, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
Did you know about all of these huge things in Connecticut? Which ones have you been to? Which ones are you going to add to your bucket list?
SuperCharged Racing
Located in Oakdale, this 110,000-square-foot racing facility offers more than a 1/2 mile of track to speed around. This experience will definitely get your adrenaline pumping as you careen around corners and complete the course. Find out more about Supercharged here.
1 Sachatello Industrial Dr, Oakdale, CT 06370, USA
It Adventure Ropes Course/Facebook
It Adventure Ropes Course has its home in New Haven at Jordan’s Furniture Store! Climb rope ladders and cargo nets, and crisscross walkways and swinging beams - all while suspended high above the ground. This challenge is fun for all ages! You can learn more about It Adventure Ropes Course here.
40 Sargent Dr, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Alan M./FourSquare
Stew Leonard’s has been called the Disneyland of Dairy Stores and for good reason. This massive location has singing animatronics, free samples, and all of the milk, ice cream, and cheese you could ever desire. It’s also outfitted with a petting zoo, which makes it a great destination to bring the kids. Find out more about Stew Leonard’s here.
99 Federal Rd, Danbury, CT 06811, USA
Jasmine T/TripAdvisor
Located in West Hartford, Conny the Whale is constructed of fiberglass and iron and sits outside The Children’s Museum. The whale is so large that visitors can walk right through it, entering the mouth and exiting the tail. Visit the official Children’s Museum website for tickets and up-to-date hours and exhibit info.
950 Trout Brook Dr, West Hartford, CT 06119, USA
Gunnar Klack/Wikimedia
This six-story building on the campus of Yale is dedicated to housing rare books and manuscripts. The oldest book in the library dates back to 1454! Impressive both inside and out, this is a place of history that you’re going to want to visit. You can learn more about this unique library here.
121 Wall St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
RamiHaxhi/TripAdvisor
Although not the largest in the world, Foxwoods does take the title for the largest Indian gaming resort in North America. Foxwoods spans 9 million square feet under one roof and sits on 1,200 acres. Learn more on the official website.
350 Trolley Line Blvd, Ledyard, CT 06338, USA
Flickr/Martijn Barendse
Otis Elevator Company has its home right here in Connecticut. It not only manufactures the most elevators and escalators, the elevators can be found in the world’s tallest buildings. The next time you are ascending to the top of Burj Khalifa, the Eiffel Tower, or the Empire State Building, you will be riding an Otis elevator. Check out the official Otis website for more information.
1 Carrier Pl, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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World’s Largest Attractions in Connecticut January 07, 2022 Tori Jane What are some fun roadside attractions in Connecticut? Connecticut might be a small state, but it’s not without its list of quirky, interesting, or otherwise fun roadside attractions. In fact, would you believe that there’s so many we can’t list them all in this single paragraph? It’s true! There are tons – you might need a whole year to do them all. For example, did you know that the oldest amusement park in the United States is hiding in Bristol? And while you’re in Bristol, you’ll also want to check out the Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum, and the New England Carousel Museum, too. In Danbury, you can find the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant (as seen on TV!), and in Goshen, you can find a strange but oddly interesting taxidermy exhibit. The list truly does go on, and you can find fun roadside attractions in Hartford, Waterbury, Uncasville, Stratford… we can truly just keep going, but we think you get the idea. What are some unique things to see in Connecticut? Connecticut has its fair share of offbeat roadside attractions, but it’s also got some unique and totally splendid stuff, too. Seriously, don’t ever let the tiny size of this beautiful state fool you; it is absolutely jam-packed with things to do, see, and experience, many of which you won’t find anywhere else. In Middletown, you can check out a truly mesmerizing waterfall that goes strong even in the winter. It’s called Wadsworth Falls, and it’s enchanting. Everyone must see it at least once – and don’t forget a camera, because it’s going to bring out your inner landscape photographer. In Barkhamsted, you can find a dam that literally looks like something out of an old fairy tale; it’s a stone, castle-like work of art. It’s only 75 years old – but it looks much older! We’re also home to the last wooden whaling ship remaining in the world – it was built in 1841. For more information about each of these and then some, check out this article of ten unbelievable places to visit in Connecticut ASAP.
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World’s Largest Attractions in Connecticut
January 07, 2022
Tori Jane
What are some fun roadside attractions in Connecticut? Connecticut might be a small state, but it’s not without its list of quirky, interesting, or otherwise fun roadside attractions. In fact, would you believe that there’s so many we can’t list them all in this single paragraph? It’s true! There are tons – you might need a whole year to do them all. For example, did you know that the oldest amusement park in the United States is hiding in Bristol? And while you’re in Bristol, you’ll also want to check out the Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum, and the New England Carousel Museum, too. In Danbury, you can find the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant (as seen on TV!), and in Goshen, you can find a strange but oddly interesting taxidermy exhibit. The list truly does go on, and you can find fun roadside attractions in Hartford, Waterbury, Uncasville, Stratford… we can truly just keep going, but we think you get the idea. What are some unique things to see in Connecticut? Connecticut has its fair share of offbeat roadside attractions, but it’s also got some unique and totally splendid stuff, too. Seriously, don’t ever let the tiny size of this beautiful state fool you; it is absolutely jam-packed with things to do, see, and experience, many of which you won’t find anywhere else. In Middletown, you can check out a truly mesmerizing waterfall that goes strong even in the winter. It’s called Wadsworth Falls, and it’s enchanting. Everyone must see it at least once – and don’t forget a camera, because it’s going to bring out your inner landscape photographer. In Barkhamsted, you can find a dam that literally looks like something out of an old fairy tale; it’s a stone, castle-like work of art. It’s only 75 years old – but it looks much older! We’re also home to the last wooden whaling ship remaining in the world – it was built in 1841. For more information about each of these and then some, check out this article of ten unbelievable places to visit in Connecticut ASAP.
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Connecticut might be a small state, but it’s not without its list of quirky, interesting, or otherwise fun roadside attractions. In fact, would you believe that there’s so many we can’t list them all in this single paragraph? It’s true! There are tons – you might need a whole year to do them all. For example, did you know that the oldest amusement park in the United States is hiding in Bristol? And while you’re in Bristol, you’ll also want to check out the Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum, and the New England Carousel Museum, too. In Danbury, you can find the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant (as seen on TV!), and in Goshen, you can find a strange but oddly interesting taxidermy exhibit. The list truly does go on, and you can find fun roadside attractions in Hartford, Waterbury, Uncasville, Stratford… we can truly just keep going, but we think you get the idea.
What are some unique things to see in Connecticut?
Connecticut has its fair share of offbeat roadside attractions, but it’s also got some unique and totally splendid stuff, too. Seriously, don’t ever let the tiny size of this beautiful state fool you; it is absolutely jam-packed with things to do, see, and experience, many of which you won’t find anywhere else. In Middletown, you can check out a truly mesmerizing waterfall that goes strong even in the winter. It’s called Wadsworth Falls, and it’s enchanting. Everyone must see it at least once – and don’t forget a camera, because it’s going to bring out your inner landscape photographer. In Barkhamsted, you can find a dam that literally looks like something out of an old fairy tale; it’s a stone, castle-like work of art. It’s only 75 years old – but it looks much older! We’re also home to the last wooden whaling ship remaining in the world – it was built in 1841. For more information about each of these and then some, check out this article of ten unbelievable places to visit in Connecticut ASAP.
