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

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

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

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

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

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

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

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

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

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

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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

This anonymous businessman sculpted in bronze became an enduring memorial after 9/11, and had been mistaken by rescue workers for a survivor in the rubble.

This 220-year-old house is a reminder of New York City's Dutch past.

This small New York museum examines Chinese history from its origins right up to its arrival in the city.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

The site of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.