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The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.

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

An eight-foot-long pine cone made out of 140 recycled steel shovels is an homage to Maine's state flower.

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

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

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

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

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

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

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

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

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

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