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

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

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

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

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

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

The widow of Benjamin Franklin's brother became the first female newspaper editor in the United States.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

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

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

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

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

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

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

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

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

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

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.