This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

The place where Samuel "Slater the Traitor" brought the Industrial Revolution to America.

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

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

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

This cemetery is home to numerous granite headstones that are works of art unto themselves.

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

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

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

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

An ancient cemetery with some historic bodies underfoot.

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

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