Walk through Providence’s dark side! Discover the dark and mysterious tales of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe on a walking tour of Providence.

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Discover the eerie writings of H.P. Lovecraft, one of the most significant supernatural horror fiction authors of the 20th century, on a walking tour of Providence. Follow in the tortured author’s footsteps through his traumatic upbringing and favorite haunts. Meet some of the fictional characters that Lovecraft wrote into the city’s fabric through dramatic retellings of his creepiest tales.

But Lovecraft isn’t the only author that ambled the city’s centuries-old sidewalks. Sarah Helen Whitman was an eccentric local spiritualist and poet who was briefly engaged to master of the macabre Edgar Allan Poe. Explore her life and relive the couple’s whirlwind- and doomed- romance.

Uncover the dark and mysterious tales of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe
Walk through the city’s centuries-old sidewalks and see the city’s landmarks
Learn about the life of Sarah Helen Whitman, a local spiritualist and poet
Hear about the whirlwind romance between Whitman and Edgar Allan Poe
Discover the city’s haunted past and the authors who called it home

Includes:
Expert guide
Visit the following:
The Providence Athenaeum, our nearly 200-year-old library which all Providence authors enjoyed (and continue to!)
Prospect Terrace Park, Lovecraft’s favorite and the city’s best view
Lovecraft’s and Whitman’s homes
135 Benefit Street: the inspiration for Lovecraft’s The Shunned House
The place where Poe first saw Whitman, later claiming “love at first sight”
140 Prospect Street: Home of H.P. Lovecraft’s character, Charles Dexter Ward
Meals and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

 

 

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