At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.

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

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

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

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

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

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

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

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

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

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

This restored colonial house was once home to the botanist responsible for bringing avocados to the U.S.

A collection of heirloom roses tucked in a spectacularly beautiful botanical garden on Lake Atitlan.