This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

The only land territory disputed between the U.S. and Canada.

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

Since 1956, this quintessentially New England seafood shack has been boiling its lobsters in seawater over wood fires.

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

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

This remote museum highlights the island’s impressive creative legacy.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

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

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

The world's largest rotating world.

A natural rock silhouette on Cape Elizabeth's scenic Shore Road, reminiscent of New Hampshire's "Old Man of the Mountain."

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

This once-forgotten African American cultural hub was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower.