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As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

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

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

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

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.

The world's largest rotating world.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

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

This headstone-like marker inscribed with three words has been an utter mystery for over a century.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.