Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
Princess Colliery Disaster Monument
A simple memorial between a ball field and a skate park honors 21 men lost in a horrific mining accident.
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Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
A simple memorial between a ball field and a skate park honors 21 men lost in a horrific mining accident.
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
The remains of an attempt to carve a thriving metropolis from the forest, and once home to the first revolving door in North America.
Main-a-dieu, Nova Scotia
This remote piece of Cape Breton coast was the unceremonious landing site of the first solo, east-west transatlantic flight made by a female aviator.
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
This Canadian monument to the man who invented the telephone allows visitors to get up close and personal with the artifacts of his life.
Cow Bay, Nova Scotia
This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.
Saint Joseph du Moine, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton landmark filled with recognizable faces.
Summerside, Prince Edward Island
The once-booming fox ranching industry has left its mark on Prince Edward Island.
Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.
Joggins, Nova Scotia
Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.
Diligent River, Nova Scotia
Commemoration of a sea voyage gone mysteriously wrong.
Canning, Nova Scotia
A converted cattle farm is now a hub of art and theater surrounded by nature.
West Dover, Nova Scotia
Eastern Canada's ocean playground.
Duncans Cove, Nova Scotia
Explore the ruins of war and maritime history along this gorgeously ferocious North Atlantic seascape.
Manchester, Maine
A strange mark in the stone fence of a cemetery fabled to have been made by the Devil himself.
Augusta, Maine
Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.
Bangor, Maine
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.
Portland, Maine
The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.
Poland, Maine
This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.
Hancock, Maine
Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.
Bar Harbor, Maine
A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.
Bucksport, Maine
An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.
Bucksport, Maine
A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.
Bucksport, Maine
Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.
Prospect, Maine
This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.