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

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

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

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

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."

Final resting place of the actress famed for her roles in Dark Shadows and Dario Argento's Suspiria.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

The site where chief Miantonomo of the Narraganset people was captured.

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.

One of the earliest graveyards in the region.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

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

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.