Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

This blue behemoth of a bear is a colorful homage to Brown University's mascot.

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

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Only a shrine remains at the site of the catastrophic nightclub inferno that killed 100 Great White fans.

A plaque marks the spot on the bridge where one of the first elephants in the U.S., Little Bet, was gunned down.

The final resting place of the famous Rhode Island lighthouse keeper who heroically saved dozens of people from drowning.

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

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

Eco-friendly island mansion.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

A safe space and resource for anything and everything relating to sex and sexuality.

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

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

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

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

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