Places Pengwn Wants to Go

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

The world's largest rotating world.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

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

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

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

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.

This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.

A statue of the early navigator stands overlooking the land he first surveyed.

Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.

This Quebec estate is home to the elaborate gardens of a self-taught horticulturist.

This memorial to a horrific ship collision sits over a mass grave holding dozens of the victims.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

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

The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.