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

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

Since 1956, this quintessentially New England seafood shack has been boiling its lobsters in seawater over wood fires.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

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

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

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

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

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

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

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

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

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The world's largest rotating world.

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

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

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

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.