Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Rhode Island

While in Rhode Island, you might enjoy a visit to:

Mercy Brown, the suspect blood-sucker, did not rest peacefully. But that's mostly due to all-hours visits to the Baptist cemetery by modern ghost hunters and vamp fans.
~14 miles from Cranston.

In 1826, this touring pachyderm was shot down by mysterious gunmen on a bridge while the circus was in town. Today, there's a commemorative plaque on the bridge.
~15 miles from Cranston.

A selection of mementoes from alleged murderess Lizzie Borden are on display, including a hatchet head, blood-stained artifacts, and her cutlery.
~16 miles from Cranston.

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