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

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

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

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.

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.

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

The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island.

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

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

Once a kitschy symbol for a gift shop, this 38-foot seahorse is now a staple roadside attraction.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This unassuming stone commemorates a condiment factory gone up in smoke.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.