Places Edited by carolinjh133

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

Among the may artifacts on display is a clock made of 50,000 individual pieces of wood.

This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.

This extraordinary model train layout covers over 1,700 square feet, with multiple trains running simultaneously.

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The rock on which Moll Dyer was found frozen to death is said to still bear her handprint.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

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

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

The whole world in one water tank.

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

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

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