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Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Salem, Massachusetts

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The Front Door.

Salem, Massachusetts

Joshua Ward House

This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem Witch Trials Memorial

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie

Salem, Massachusetts

Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

On the wall, the creature cooks something in a frying pan.

Salem, Massachusetts

Herb Mackey's Metal Sculpture Yard

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

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.

Pancake Island, 2022.

Providence, Rhode Island

Gingerbread and Pancake Islands

The origin of these small islands' sweet names is a local mystery.

Crook Point Bascule Bridge

Providence, Rhode Island

Crook Point Bascule Bridge

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

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."

Sissieretta Jones Plaque

Providence, Rhode Island

Sissieretta Jones Plaque

This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”

The Stephen Harris House. In Lovecraft’s time this was known as the Babbitt House; and in Lovecraft's story, “The Shunned House,” this house is called the "William Harris House”; and is run down and rather scary.

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 Edna Lawrence Nature Lab.

Providence, Rhode Island

Edna Lawrence Nature Lab

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

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."

Gun Totem

Providence, Rhode Island

Gun Totem

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

The interior of the hotel.

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence Biltmore

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

‘Time Wave’ by Robert Ellison.

Providence, Rhode Island

‘Time Wave’

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

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.

"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.

Canopy on Modica Way.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Modica Way

An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.

Kennedy Biscuit Lofts

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kennedy Biscuit Lofts

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

The small sculpture.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Necco Wafer Sculpture

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

Harvard Plaque on the History of the Smoot.

Boston, Massachusetts

Harvard Bridge Smoot Measurements

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

Harvard Bridge

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard Bridge

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

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