During the Colonial era, Taverns were a place for weary travelers to sleep, and a spot for locals to share news and debate. Hundreds of years later, some of them are still serving up great food and drink.
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You could visit a staged haunted house, or you could track down spirits or watch movies inspired by local spots that are downright disturbed.From star-crossed lovers to lonely orphans to mysterious figures, meet the things that go bump in the night at these 16 real-life haunted places in Rhode Island.