Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

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

Constructed in 1676, this stone memorial is believed to be the oldest veteran's memorial in the United States.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

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

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

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

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

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

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

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

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