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One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

A safe space and resource for anything and everything relating to sex and sexuality.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

It's said that this stone with its mysterious runic inscription is evidence of the Norse visiting Narragansett.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

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

The tennis legend used this racket while breaking the race barrier and becoming the first Black man to win the US Open.

Constructed in 1676, this stone memorial is believed to be the oldest veteran's memorial in the United States.

The first newspaper printed by an expeditionary force was published in this colonial mansion.

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

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

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

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

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

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

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

Eco-friendly island mansion.

This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.

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

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