Places Added by Luke Fater

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

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

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

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

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

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

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

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.

A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.