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The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

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

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

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

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

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

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

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

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

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

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

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

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

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

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

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