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1. The State of Rhode Island
Rhode Island
is called
The Ocean State
A friend of mine from another state once remarked that most of Rhode Island is water. That isn't far from the truth; If not actually water, most of the state is connected with the water, especially the ocean. If…More »
2. Parc des Ha! Ha!
A small park
with a big
sense of
humor.
The Ha! Ha! Park is located on the Ha! Ha! Bay and contains the Ha! Ha! Pyramid. Obviously someone thought this place was pretty funny.
The park is relatively small, containing a few benches and tables but has…More »
3. Barberville Roadside Corp.
Giant giraffes
and
fresh product
Did you ever want a life size statue of a giraffe? How about a huge elephant fountain with water coming out of it's trunk? An enormous metal gorilla, lion, dragon, dinosaur, hippo, or bear? A life size giant tortoise…More »
4. Rocky Point Walking Path
A
new
beginning
Rocky Point Amusement Park was once the largest attraction in Rocky Island and one of the most popular amusement parks in the whole country. It opened way back in the 1840's and entertained millions of people, including presidents,…More »
5. Book Barn
Books
Cats
Life
is Good
Book Barn has expanded since I've last been here. More books, more sheds and very importantly more cats.
Lots of kitties, walking, napping, washing and laying on the books. Very friendly but they know this is their home and…More »
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1/30/2009
I love books and I love cats, so this place is like heaven for me. The name Book Barn is appropriate… Read more »
6. Lake Helen Museum
Mayberry
and the
Twilight zone
Small towns are cool, whether it's in New England, California or Florida. You tend to meet some really interesting and cool people and find out stuff you didn't know and perhaps didn't even want to know. Perhaps the only…More »
7. Cuttyhunk Historical Society
I love history
ergo
I love Historical Societies.
Whenever I travel somewhere I don't bother with the tourist information center. They usually just want to send you to places where you can blow your money. Nothing wrong with that but you can miss out…More »
8. Zoomair Adventure Park
Zipping
climbing
and
jumping
Zoomair Adventure Park is located next to the Sanford Zoo but is a separate business and requires a separate admission to get in. The main feature in the ads are ziplines but it is much more than that.
There are three…More »
9. Bill Memorial Library
A library
that will
never be
built again
I have been to a lot of libraries. big ones, small ones, old ones and new ones but i don't believe I have even seen one quite this physically impressive. It looks more like a medieval castle than a library.…More »
10. HMCS Sackville
A very cool ship
with a
rather unfortunate
name.
Pretty cool ship eh? That's what the guy taking the money said to me as I got on board. Yep, a pretty cool ship but with a rather strange name. It's actually named after a town but when my friend first…More »
11. Hannah Robinson Tower
This is a story.
A love story.
A tragic love story.
The story of Hannah Robinson.
Like most people in Rhode Island I have been by this hundred foot tower many times and have seen the sign, "Hannah Robinson Tower". Even climbed up to the top of the…More »
12. The Mount Washington Cog Railway
A railroad
to the
heavens
When Sylvester March first proposed his idea to build a railroad to the top of Mount Washington he was generally regarded as a lunatic. When he managed to get the financial backing and actually completed the project in 1869,…More »
13. North Dumpling Island.
A real king
of a
not so real
empire
North Dumpling Island is a small three acre island about one half mile north of Noank Connecticut. It does have the most powerful lighthouse in Fisher's Island Sound but other than that is rather undistinguished…More »
14. Mount Washington
The
world's
worst
weather
The summit has experience the highest wind ever recorded, 231 MPH. It was probably higher but the instruments broke and unofficial reports actually go higher. The average wind speed between Dec and March is 55 MPH and…More »
15. Pioneer Park
A small park
with
a big picture
Pioneer Park is indeed a small park, just occupies a corner of a couple of streets. It does have a nice fountain, some cool benches and tables and a interesting sculpture of an alligator. A very pleasant place for a…More »
16. Mount Washington Auto Road
Gorham, NH 03581
(603) 466-3988
Categories:
Landmarks & Historical Buildings,
Parks
The
world's
worst
weather
The sign at the bottom says, "If you have a fear of heights you may not appreciate this driving experience." I think scared out of your mind would be more accurate.
It's narrow and bumpy with no guardrails. When you are going up…More »
17. North Light Fibers
Camels
bison
and
llamas
North Light Fibers is a working yarn and textile mini mill that also has a little retail store. It was founded in 2008 and sells unique and luxury yarns from such exotic critters like llamas, alpacas, bison, camels and yaks…More »
18. Alice's Restaurant
You can get anything
you want
at Alice's Restaurant.
Perhaps Arlo Guthrie exaggerated just a bit when he sang those lines but you can get a pretty good omelet here. Also pretty good pancakes, good sandwiches, good strong coffee and friendly service.…More »
19. Deland House Museum
A house
that
has changed
The Henry Deland house was actually built back in 1886 by Arthur Hamlin on land purchased from Henry Deland, the founding father of the town of Deland. Hamlin was the first lawyer of the area and was also interested in…More »
20. Portland Observatory
A place
to see
the sea.
Portland Observatory is a 86 feet high tower located in Munjoy Hill. It was built in 1807, and is now a museum. There's a cool little giftshop at the bottom floor where we bought some postcards and trinkets. and to get to the…More »
21. Ben Utter Trail
Rocks
history
and
waterfalls
The Ben Utter Trail was name after one of the patron saints of Rhode Island conservation and hiking. It's not a long trail, you can do the entire section in two or so hours but it is connected to other trails so you can go…More »
22. Papa Joe's Wrap Shack
E.T.
would enjoy
this place.
This is such a cool place. After doing the bike trail I went here to pig out and while I was eating noticed the waitress cutting up the plastic six pack thing before throwing it out. Everyone that lives by the ocean has seen…More »
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5/10/2009 First to Review
Whatever happened to E.T.? Keep reading and you will find out.
Papa Joe's is a little place right on… Read more »
23. Umatilla Public Library
Trains,
lions
and
big chairs
The first Umatilla library started back in 1917 in a spare part of a local department store. Nothing unusual about this, sticking the library in any available space was common practice back then. During the 30's the people…More »
24. Paisley County Library
Paisley, FL 32767
(352) 669-1001
Fountains
stars
and
chocolate cake
The Paisley Country Library was opened in 2001 and is rather small and architecturally uninteresting. Certainly nothing like some of the wonderful libraries in New England that are literally dripping with history and…More »
25. Geneva General Store
Pizza
peppers
and
pipes
Not much out this way unless you happen to like watching cows eat. When we walked into the store the young lady working asked us if we were lost and if we needed directions. I told her we weren't really looking for anywhere and…More »
26. Brown & Hopkins Country Store
A
very
old
place
Rhode Island has a lot of old stuff, it even has some very, very old stuff. Old houses, stores, building, libraries, mills and bridges. The Brown & Hopkins Country Store is one of these very old places.
In fact they claim that the…More »
27. Provincetown, Ma
Three miles long
and
two streets wide
P-town is the very tip, the end of the world. Keep going on Cape Cod until you can't go any further and this is where you end up. A narrow spit of sand that is packed with history and surrounded by water. A…More »
28. Prudence Island
An island
that
never
changes
I love going to Prudence island. The little ferry from Bristol is inexpensive and just the trip itself pretty nice. For some fortunate reason the island was never really developed which is shocking considering how beautiful…More »
29. Mount Monadnock
Thoreau
Emerson
and zillions
of others
Many people have claimed that Mount Monadnock is the most climbed mountain in the United States and even one of the most climbed mountains in the entire world. I think Mt Fuji in Japan and some mountains in…More »
30. Stratford Shoals Lighthouse
A
very,
very,
lonely
place
Stratford Shoals Lighthouse is also frequently called Middleground Light because it lies about half way across Long Island Sound. About 6 miles south of Stratford, Ct and about 6 miles north of Port Jefferson, NY. Right…More »
31. Sippican Historical Society
A small house
in a small town
with a large mystery.
I love visiting local historical societies. I've found it's the best way to get a feel of what a town is like and to meet interesting people in the area. Sippican was the original name for the…More »
32. Provincetown Library
A library
with a
surprise upstairs
Provincetown has very close connections with the ocean and like many places associated with the sea, great drawings, photos and models of ocean scenes, lighthouses and beaches are common. However I never expected to…More »
33. Duck Island
Lots of
birds
but no
ducks
A cool, uninhabited island about 1 miles due south from the mouths of the Menunketesuck and Patchogue rivers. It's frequently confused with Menunketesuck Island but Duck has a huge chimney sticking out of the middle and is one…More »
34. Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments
New Haven, CT 06520
(203) 432-0822
A
trip
to
the
past
Simply one of the best collections of ancient musical instruments in the whole damn country. If you are not interested in ancient music then you have never heard of this place and will never visit, but if you do happen to play the lute,…More »
35. Dutch Island
(401) 789-3094
Dutch Island is a small island off the west side of Conanicut Island (Jamestown). It's owned or managed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and can reached by kayak or small craft from Fort Getty in Jamestown. It's only about a…More »
36. Higgins Armory Museum
How can you not give this place five stars? There really is nothing else like it around here. All kinds of suits of armour from different periods and different regions. Impressive looking helms and both ceremonial and fighting pieces. When you…More »
37. South Prudence Bay Island Park
Prudence Island, RI
Alone
with
the
sea
I'm not sure what to call this beautiful and very unknown place. The maps I have refer to it as the Department of Environmental Management State Park South. However someone I met on Prudence just calls it south park to distinguish it…More »
38. Black Rock Beach
A
big
black
rock
A little known and little used beach on the south side of the block. It's name comes from a huge black rock off shore that supposedly wrecked a lot of ships in years gone by. The only way I have accessed the beach is through Rodman's…More »
39. Rebecca
Block Island, RI 02807
A
lovely
lady
I went to visit Rebekah last week and even though it was pouring she still looked as glorious and mysterious as ever. Is it wrong to be in love with a stature. Should my wife be jealous?
Unfortunately, even with all the rain, lovely…More »
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2/24/2009 First to Review
Rebekah-at-the-well or as everyone calls her simply Rebecca. A famous statue at the intersection of… Read more »
40. The Nut Museum
There
will
never
be
another
The nut museum is no more but I am going to review it posthumously. It was such a fiercely unique and creative place that it deserves to live on.
On the weirdness chart this place went off the scale. All things nuts. Masks,…More »
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Yelping SinceDecember 2008
Things I Lovemath, science, cats, early music, yaking, biking, hiking
Find Me InCold, windy places
My HometownThe ocean
When I'm Not Yelping...Pondering the duality of particles
Why You Should Read My ReviewsI go to a lot of unusual places
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My First ConcertThe Who
My Favourite MovieThree Women, Blade Runner
My Last Meal On EarthA big rutabaga.
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I love cats and saying the word rutabaga
Most Recent DiscoveryYelp could be so much better
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