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

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

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

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

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

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

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

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

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

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

A circle of giant painted vases in the former pottery capital of the United States.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

A wonderful and easily overlooked museum tucked in Ohio's Burke Lakefront Airport.

This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.