Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

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

Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.

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

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

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

Eco-friendly island mansion.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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!