East Lyme, Connecticut
Book Barn
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
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East Lyme, Connecticut
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
East Haddam, Connecticut
Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.
Providence, Rhode Island
This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.
Newport, Rhode Island
Showing films since the silent era of the 1920s, it is now the last movie house in downtown Newport.
Newport, Rhode Island
The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.
Westerly, Rhode Island
One of the oldest carousels in the United States is still running in the coastal village of Watch Hill.
Glocester, Rhode Island
A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.
Warwick, Rhode Island
Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.
Narragansett, Rhode Island
The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.
Foster, Rhode Island
As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!
Newport, Rhode Island
The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.
Pereira, Colombia
This unusual monument shows a naked Simón Bolívar stripped of clothing, medals, and swords.
Zipaquira, Colombia
Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.
Bogotá, Colombia
This archaeological museum in an 18th-century mansion showcases the country’s finest examples of pre-Columbian ceramics.
Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia's first concrete structure doubles as a replica of Versaille's Petit Trianon Belvedere and a symbol for development.