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

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

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

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

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."

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.