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This Victorian home turned opera house may have a phantom of its own.

This colorful monument commemorates a little-known story from the life of Abraham Lincoln.

The iconic blonde bombshell has a familial connection to this town in southern Norway.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

A father’s love is immortalized by a unique dollhouse marking a young girl’s grave site.

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

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

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

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

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Hundreds of painted rocks dazzle this small beach where adding your own is encouraged.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

Off the Florida coast, a whimsical world of marine sculptures are revitalizing coral reefs.

The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

All that remains of a sugar mill destroyed during the War of Independence of 1895.

An Art Nouveau church decorated in mother-of-pearl and aluminum.

A former military hospital is now used to study and preserve artifacts of the Acropolis.

Four Medici Lions guard a heritage old stone bridge that was constructed in 1867.