To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

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

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

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

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

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

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

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

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

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

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

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

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

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.