Trenton, Maine
Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound
Since 1956, this quintessentially New England seafood shack has been boiling its lobsters in seawater over wood fires.
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Trenton, Maine
Since 1956, this quintessentially New England seafood shack has been boiling its lobsters in seawater over wood fires.
Columbia Falls, Maine
This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.
Jonesport, Maine
The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.
Lubec, Maine
This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.
Lubec, Maine
This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.
Perry, Maine
A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.
Monson, Maine
The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.
Greenville, Maine
The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.
Fort Kent, Maine
A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.
Potsdam, New York
Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Niagara Falls, New York
Learn about the last river many crossed to find freedom from slavery in the United States.
Lorain, Ohio
A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Mount Clemens, Michigan
A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.
Sanborn Township, Michigan
One man’s vision of living among dinosaurs credits Jesus Christ as the engine of biological evolution.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.
Cheboygan, Michigan
This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.
Paradise, Michigan
This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
La Pointe, Wisconsin
These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.
Minnesota
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
Ranier, Minnesota
This 25-foot-tall statue was built as a protest to a property dispute.
Northome, Minnesota
A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.