Places Mama Shotts Wants to Go

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

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.

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

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

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."

This cairn in the shape of a woman has looked over a tiny Minnesota town for well over a century.

This 85-year-old fireplace in an urban woodland is dedicated to a poet who recognized the beauty of a tree.

A lone bronze figure stands in memory of historic a 19th century land grab.

This once prosperous community was home to European settlers and the Ojibwe.