A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

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

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

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

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.