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

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

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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.

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

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

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

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

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

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

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

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

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

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

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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