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A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

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

Showing films since the silent era of the 1920s, it is now the last movie house in downtown Newport.

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

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

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

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

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

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

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