The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

A couple's 60-year love of collecting is on display at this unique stove repair shop in Maine.

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

Inside the Bangor International Airport is a collection of military challenge coins.

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.

The last sailing lobster boat in Maine is also likely New England's first zero-emissions commercial vessel.

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

One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.

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

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

This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

On Hurricane Island, a former ghost town has been transformed into a forward-thinking research center.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

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

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

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

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

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

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.