The origin of these small islands' sweet names is a local mystery.

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

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

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

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

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

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

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.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

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

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

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

Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

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

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.

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

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

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