Portland, Maine
The Portland Observatory
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
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Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Biddeford, Maine
A mural of a boy making a phone call connects a southern Maine community to a town in Iraq.
Bangor, Maine
This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”
Portland, Maine
Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.
Portland, Maine
The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.
Unity, Maine
After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.
Biddeford, Maine
Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Waldoboro, Maine
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
Portland, Maine
Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.
Hancock, Maine
The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.
York, Maine
The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.
Millinocket, Maine
The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.
Saguenay, Québec
Despite its name this unique art piece was established to commemorate a tragic flood.
Montreal, Québec
A community-run museum invites visitors to explore Jewish communities before and after the Holocaust.
Montreal, Québec
Two adjoining collections of 19th-20th century physics apparatuses and instruments.
Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec
This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.
Cortez, Florida
An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.
Pinellas Park, Florida
The only known working replica of the world's first self-propelled vehicle.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.