Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

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

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

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

A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

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

The secluded beach getaway from Wes Anderson's dreamy summer romance.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

Tucked away in downtown Westerly is America's first shark history museum.

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

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

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

This beach-side arcade is believed to be the oldest penny arcade in America.

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

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

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

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.