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'Pinecone' in Deering Oaks Park celebrates artistry within the city and pays homage to the art community in Portland.

Portland, Maine

'Pinecone'

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

Finally made it here today (6/22/25) after 40+ years of wondering. It’s just as cool in person!

Bethel, Maine

World Traveler Signpost

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

Eartha. Europe Africa Asia

Yarmouth, Maine

Eartha

The world's largest rotating world.

The World's Largest Telephone

Woodstock, Maine

The World's Largest Telephone

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Paul Bunyan & Babe. Visitor Center in background.

Rumford, Maine

Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox

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

Gnome Village

Rangeley, Maine

Gnome Village

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

Sunnier times

Eastport, Maine

Small Town X Fisherman Statue

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

Mount Desert Spring Blues Brothers

Southwest Harbor, Maine

Mount Desert Spring Blues Brothers

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

Jordan Pond Popovers

Bar Harbor, Maine

Jordan Pond Popovers

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

Bartlettyarns Mill

Harmony, Maine

Bartlettyarns Mill

Working wool mill used as the exterior for the mill in the 1990 horror film "Graveyard Shift."

Sign across the street from the house

Hancock, Maine

Pet Sematary Filming Sites

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge

Verona Island, Maine

Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory

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

Paul Bunyan Statue, Bangor

Bangor, Maine

Paul Bunyan Statue

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

“You’ll Float TOO!!”

Bangor, Maine

The Sewer Drain from “IT”

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

The house with a hedge around it

Bangor, Maine

Stephen King's Former House

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Glass bathroom beside giant outdoor checkers set

Sulphur Springs, Texas

Glass Bathrooms of Sulphur Springs

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

World's Largest Peanut

Durant, Oklahoma

World's Largest Peanut

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

Glenn Goode's Big People
Permanently Closed

Gainesville, Texas

Glenn Goode's Big People

A family of fiberglass giants.

The Rubber Chicken Museum.

Seattle, Washington

Rubber Chicken Museum

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

Deertrail ruins.

Sooke, British Columbia

Abandoned Deertrail Resort

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.

lining up for the slide

Malahat, British Columbia

Malahat Skywalk

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

Centre of the Universe

Victoria, British Columbia

Centre of the Universe

A cheeky name for an observatory visitor's center.

Looking in from the Pandora St. entrance.

Victoria, British Columbia

Fan Tan Alley

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Mini Trafalgar Square

Victoria, British Columbia

Miniature World

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

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