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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

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

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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

The fine fabric handwoven at Biltmore Industries was once coveted around the world.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.