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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."

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.

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

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

This sprawling woodland estate was the brainchild of iconic American industrial designer Russel Wright.

The largest Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere is just 50 miles north of NYC.

West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.