Sand dunes from a glacial lake are preserved in this woodland park.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

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

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

Oldest synagogue in the United States.

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

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.

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

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

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

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.