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

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

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

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.

This Roman arch marks the location of an ancient gate at one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

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

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

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

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

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

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

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

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