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

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

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

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

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

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

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

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

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

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.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

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

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

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

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

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

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

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

This small museum is home to cannons cast by Paul Revere and the last remaining uniform of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.