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jen487

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Full-time RVer travelling the country and exploring weird places. I blog about our adventures on roamingnelsons.com
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Enchanted Woods at Winterthur Gardens

Wilmington, Delaware

Enchanted Woods at Winterthur Gardens

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

Chinese Parlor in the House of Henry Francis du Pont.

Wilmington, Delaware

Winterthur

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

Magic Garden

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The front of two trains on dispaly

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

Nay Aug Park

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nay Aug Park

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

Archbald Pothole

Archbald, Pennsylvania

Archbald Pothole

It would take 35 firetrucks to fill this enormous glacial pothole.

Mystic Seaport

Stonington, Connecticut

Mystic Seaport Museum

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

Mystic Pizza

Groton, Connecticut

Mystic Pizza

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Skull and Bones Tomb

New Haven, Connecticut

Skull and Bones Tomb

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

Louis' Lunch

New Haven, Connecticut

Louis' Lunch

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

New Haven, Connecticut

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

Old Slater Mill and Wilkinson Mill (on the left).

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Old Slater Mill

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

Lovecraft Arts & Sciences in the Arcade plaza.

Providence, Rhode Island

Weird Providence (formerly Lovecraft Arts & Sciences)

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

"Superman Building."

Providence, Rhode Island

Industrial National Bank Building

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

John Brown House, where the root is kept on display

Providence, Rhode Island

Roger Williams Root

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

H.P. Lovecraft's last residence

Providence, Rhode Island

H.P. Lovecraft House

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

Grave marker of H.P. Lovecraft

Providence, Rhode Island

H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave

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

The main reading room of the Athenaeum.

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence Athenaeum

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

Jerimoth Hill

Foster, Rhode Island

Jerimoth Hill

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

USS Cassin Young

Boston, Massachusetts

USS Cassin Young

This historic World War II ship is one of only 4 Fletcher-class destroyers remaining worldwide.

Frontside of the house

Boston, Massachusetts

The Paul Revere House

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

Cop Slide

Boston, Massachusetts

Cop Slide

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

The angels surround the organ in the Old North Church balcony.

Boston, Massachusetts

Gruchy's Angels

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

Faneuil Hall Weathervane

Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall Weathervane

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

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