The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.

A historic lighthouse steeped in rumors of ghost and pirate stories.

Whale bones, scrimshaw, and sperm oil make up just a part of this comprehensive collection of whaling history.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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