Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

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

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

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

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

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

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

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

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

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

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

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

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

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

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

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

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

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A musical instrument played by the sea.