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

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

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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

A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

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

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

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

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."

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Eight whimsical acres of metal art.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.