An oddities and curiosities shop in Wallingford? Try to keep us away.

We’ve looked at the most popular haunted places in the state — now it’s time to take a look at some of the most unusual things Connecticut has to offer.

In Middletown sits what is purported to be the world’s largest jack-in-the-box: a 50-foot high silo that has a giant clown head pop out of it.

Although there are many priceless, unique and renowned volumes at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, there may be none that has sparked more debate, research and questions than the puzzling and curious Voynich Manuscript.

Everyone is going green — including Jesus, whose likeness allegedly graces a sycamore tree in New Haven’s Wooster Square Park.

The Frog Bridge, Willimantic
Photo by Ray Bendici

The Damned Story: One of the more intentionally unusual structures in Connecticut is The Frog Bridge of Willimantic, also known as the Thread City Crossing. Spanning the Willimantic River, the nearly 500-foot bridge was completed in 2000 at a cost of $13 million and connects routes 66 and 32, …