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What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

The last remaining Shaker community still practices a uniquely communal and utopian version of Christianity.

This rustic, seasonal eatery sits on a family-owned produce farm specializing in sustainable agriculture.

See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.

The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.

Suspended from this brewery’s tasting room ceiling is a full-sized fin whale skeleton.

This high-octane event honors Maine’s legacy as the birthplace of logging in the U.S.

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

George Washington commissioned this centuries-old lighthouse off the coast of Maine.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the global, historic, and modern art of beadwork.

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

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

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

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

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.