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

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

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

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.

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

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

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

A rare opportunity to drive across the ocean floor.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

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

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

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

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

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

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

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