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

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

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

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

The widow of Benjamin Franklin's brother became the first female newspaper editor in the United States.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

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

This public library and its impressive collection of academic books have not changed since the 17th century.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

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

Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

Unusual finds in this shrine to local law enforcement include a 19th-century vampire-slaying kit.