Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

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

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.

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

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

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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

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

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

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

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