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A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

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

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

A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.

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

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

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

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

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

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

A virtually untouched "home on the hill" for the flora and fauna of Rhode Island.

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

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

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

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

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

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

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

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 ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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

The origin of these small islands' sweet names is a local mystery.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.