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

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

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

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

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

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

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

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

Constructed in 1676, this stone memorial is believed to be the oldest veteran's memorial in the United States.

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

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

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

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

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

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

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

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

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.