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Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

The final resting place of the man who played the Invisible Man.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

Packed with gear and memorabilia, this museum chronicles the history of skiing and how its rise shaped New England.

A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.

A mere dot on the map in the great north woods is the first place in America to vote in Presidential elections.

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

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

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

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

An old locomotive hides deep in the forest.

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

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

A circa-1800 meeting house that once served as the social and civic heart of this small Maine town.

These commemorative stones honor a young woman born in captivity.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

One of the last few places in Manhattan that employed a pneumatic systemic keeps it on display.

Spike Lee's provocative film is officially honored right where it was made, the first time a work of art was used as a secondary street name.

The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.