Places raquel9e Wants to Go

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

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

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 shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

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

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

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.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

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

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

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

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

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

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The world's largest rotating world.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.