Places jilliangbradshaw5 Wants to Go

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

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

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

This is the sewer drain that was the inspiration for the opening scene of Stephen King’s classic novel “IT”.

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

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

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

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

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

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

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

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

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

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

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

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

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.