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Pilgrim Hall Museum

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Pilgrim Hall Museum

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

Education and Youth

Plymouth, Massachusetts

National Monument to the Forefathers

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

The famous statue has had an interesting life.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

John Harvard 'Statue of Three Lies'

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Another wall, including the "Full Circle" pennant.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Clover HSQ

A Harvard-area eatery preserves the uncovered tiles of its century-old predecessor.

Harvard Lampoon building.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard Lampoon Building

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

Grave of Robert DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler

Peabody, Massachusetts

Grave of the Boston Strangler

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Salem, Massachusetts

Statue of Elizabeth Montgomery

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Salem Witch House

Salem, Massachusetts

The Witch House of Salem

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge

Verona Island, Maine

Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory

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

Fort Knox State Historic Site

Prospect, Maine

Fort Knox State Historic Site

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

Close-up of the cursed stain

Bucksport, Maine

Cursed Memorial of Colonel Buck

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

The Big Chicken Barn

Ellsworth, Maine

Big Chicken Barn

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

Grab your tray and snag a spot at one of the outdoor picnic tables.

Trenton, Maine

Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound

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

Tina Scheer founded Timber Tina’s Great Maine Lumberjack Show to honor the state’s logging heritage.

Trenton, Maine

Timber Tina’s Great Maine Lumberjack Show

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

Wild Blueberry Land

Columbia Falls, Maine

Wild Blueberry Land

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

The memorial stone and bridge.

Jonesport, Maine

Nellie Chapin Day Memorial

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

One of many cans of sardines at the Museum

Jonesport, Maine

Maine Coast Sardine History Museum

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

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse.

Lubec, Maine

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

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

Paul Bunyan Statue, Bangor

Bangor, Maine

Paul Bunyan Statue

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

Thomas Hill Standpipe

Bangor, Maine

Thomas Hill Standpipe

This 1.5 million-gallon water tower inspired Stephen King while he was writing "It."

“You’ll Float TOO!!”

Bangor, Maine

The Sewer Drain from “IT”

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

The house with a hedge around it

Bangor, Maine

Stephen King's Former House

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Bangor Opera House.

Bangor, Maine

Bangor Opera House

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

Bangor Police Museum

Bangor, Maine

Bangor Police Museum

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

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