Places abbylynn Wants to Go

Maine's only authentic torri gate celebrates a longstanding international relationship that started with the rescue of four sailors.

A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.

The head of a legendary lumberjack watches over a river in Maine.

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.