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This remote museum highlights the island’s impressive creative legacy.

Once the beating heart of a small Maine town, this old mill was revitalized in part thanks to a starring role in 'Jumanji.'

See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.

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

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

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

This once-forgotten African American cultural hub was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.

Suspended from this brewery’s tasting room ceiling is a full-sized fin whale skeleton.

A major spiritual gathering place in central Maine since the mid-1800s.

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

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

Despite its extensive history, this fort saw little to no combat.

George Washington commissioned this centuries-old lighthouse off the coast of Maine.

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

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

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

The only museum in the world dedicated to the global, historic, and modern art of beadwork.

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

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

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

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

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

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

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.