A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.

This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”

A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.

The origin of these small islands' sweet names is a local mystery.

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.

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

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

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

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

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

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

This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.

Dedicated to nine marines from Massachusetts who perished during the Beirut bombings.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

One of the first amphibian migration tunnels in the United States encourages a tradition that has inspired Amherst residents for decades.

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.