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There are several cottage resorts around but few are as luxurious—and none are as unusual—as northwest Connecticut’s Winvian Cottages. Really “cottage” is a bit of a misnomer here, suggesting accommodations more simple than the Winvian’s abodes, each of which designed by a different architect and possessing its own flair. The Library Cottage is centered around double-story wrap-around book shelves. The Treehouse Cottage is a two-story wonder built amongst the leaves and branches 30 feet above the ground. Perhaps the most unusual option is the Helicopter Cottage, which is large enough to contain the whole of a Sea King Pelican helicopter. Though back when the U.S. Coast Guard was flying it we suspect this ‘copter didn’t contain the minibar, sofa and flat screen TV it has today.

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Art that's so bad it's good.

My dream of producing museum-quality art lives! Specifically, it lives in the basement of the Dedham Community Theatre outside of Boston. That’s where the Museum of Bad Art hosts a collection of works such as a painting of three dead gorillas next to a two-headed man. MoBA began in 1992 with the work “Lucy in the Field with Flowers,” which was literally scavenged from a trash bin. And it has been all downhill for the museum since then. MoBA is well worth the admission place, which is free. Open Sunday through Thursday 2-9pm, Friday, Saturday and holidays from 1-10pm.

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