An abandoned Holy Land. A dog chapel with a canine water slide under construction nearby. A coal mine converted into an underground prison. The grave of a man sent to prison for wearing a beard. New England is full of quirky stories.

Tonight Ted Reinstein brings us some of the most memorable, in high definition television, thanks to writers Joe Citro and Diane Foulds, authors of the book "Curious New England."

This is an HDTV presentation (CHD111M)

Show Resources

Curious New England: The Unconventional Traveler's Guide to Eccentric Destinations
by Joseph A. Citro, Diane E. Foulds
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: University Press of New England; 1st edition (March 2003)
ISBN: 1584651121
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~upne/1-58465-112-1.html

Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine
Newgate Road
East Granby, Conn.
860-653-3563

Ghost Cars Hamden Plaza
2100 Dixwell Ave.
Hamden, Conn.

Old State House, Mr. Steward's Hartford Museum
800 Main St.
Hartford, Conn. 06103
860-522-6766

Joseph Palmer's Beard Monument
Evergreen Cemetery
Leominster, Mass.

"Captain Thunderbolt" Round School House
Brookline, Vermont

Brooks Memorial Library
224 Main Street
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
802-257-2309

James Fisk Monument
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Brattleboro, Vermont

"Maine Giantess" Sylvia Hardy exhibit
Wilton Farm and Home Museum
Canal St.
Witon, Maine 04294
207-645-2091

"Bug Art" by John Hampson
Fairbanks Museum and Plantetarium
1302 Main St.
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
802-748-2372
www.fairbanksmuseum.org

Dog Chapel and Waterslide
Stephen Huneck Gallery at Dog Mountain
Spaulding Road
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
802-748-2700
www.huneck.com

Lindbergh Crate
Easy Street
Canaan, Maine
Contact: Larry Ross 207-474-9841

The Idol of Naples, Maine
Naples Historical Society
www.huneck.com