To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Final resting place of the actress famed for her roles in Dark Shadows and Dario Argento's Suspiria.

The right to a full beard is honored by the grave of a man who was attacked and jailed due to his facial hair.

Funded entirely by volunteers and donors this military memorial features a tank with a comedy line on its barrel.

The proud hometown of an American legend has honored their favorite son with what seems to be a gravestone.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

The haunting history of a little girl lost.

Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.

One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.

The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.

The Connecticut village named for its subterranean thunder.

Surrounded by lonely toys, this Massachusetts gravestone marks the final resting place of six children who were murdered by poverty.