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For Sale Pub

Budapest, Hungary

For Sale Pub

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

The Old Leatherman's Cave

Watertown, Connecticut

The Old Leatherman's Cave

The rocky occasional overnight accommodations of a Connecticut folk legend.

A close-up view of the marker.

Hartford, Connecticut

Flood 1936 Marker

A tiny memorial for the year the Connecticut River almost destroyed New England.

Goodspeed Opera House

East Haddam, Connecticut

Goodspeed Opera House

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

A portion of Hospital Rock

Farmington, Connecticut

Hospital Rock

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

Judges Cave.

New Haven, Connecticut

Judges Cave

The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.

The remains of Old Newgate Prison

East Granby, Connecticut

Old Newgate Prison

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

Commodore Matthew Perry Monument

Newport, Rhode Island

Commodore Matthew Perry Monument

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

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.

"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.

Lighthouse and Coast Guard administration buildings

Narragansett, Rhode Island

Point Judith Lighthouse

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Belcourt's east façade, originally rear of the castle, faces Bellevue Avenue.

Newport, Rhode Island

Belcourt Castle

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

Hannah Nelson, housekeeper for Lizzie Borden

East Providence, Rhode Island

Little Neck Cemetery

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

‘Time Wave’ by Robert Ellison.

Providence, Rhode Island

‘Time Wave’

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

Cranston Street Armory

Providence, Rhode Island

Cranston Street Armory

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

The Turk's Head adorning the third floor.

Providence, Rhode Island

Turk's Head Building

The stone sculpture of an Ottoman soldier is an homage to a lost Providence landmark.

The house as it is August 2023

Providence, Rhode Island

Stephen Harris House

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

Detail of the exterior hand-carved art. (via City Profile)

Providence, Rhode Island

Fleur-De-Lys Studio

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

The interior of the hotel.

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence Biltmore

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

John Hay Library

Providence, Rhode Island

John Hay Library

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

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.

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."

Traveler Restaurant

Union, Connecticut

Traveler Restaurant

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Birthplace of Eli Whitney

Westborough, Massachusetts

Birthplace of Eli Whitney

The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.

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