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Providence Athenaeum

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

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H.P. Lovecraft House

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

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H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave

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

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John Hay Library

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

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Neutaconkanut Hill Park

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

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Gun Totem

3,500 pound obelisk constructed with 1,000 reclaimed guns.

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Fleur-De-Lys Studio

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

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Stephen Harris House

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

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"Edgar Allan Poe Square" in the Boston Common, near the place where Poe was born.

10 Places That Rejected Poe in Life But Celebrate Him in Death

Edgar Allan Poe gets the recognition he deserves in the afterlife.

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February 09, 2017