This site commemorates the former inn and restaurant where the chocolate chip cookie was first crafted.

This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

This stone tower in a small town's graveyard looks as though it would be more at home in a fairy tale.

Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.

A pair of 7-foot legs belonging to the military man of the Mayflower stand jauntily by the side of the road.

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

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

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

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

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

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

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

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

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

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

Eco-friendly island mansion.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

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