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

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

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

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

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

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

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

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

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

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

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

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.