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Gillette Castle State Park

East Haddam, CT

Actor William Gillette, famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes, built this eccentric stone castle above the Connecticut River with secret doors, custom wooden locks, unusual built-in furniture and an estate railroad. The grounds are broadly accessible while interior castle tours are seasonal.

Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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