A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

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

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

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.

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

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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