Places ssho305 Wants to Go

Whimsical bronze sculptures of smiling coins and houses await visitors to this park.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.

This unusual building straddles two countries.

George Washington commissioned this centuries-old lighthouse off the coast of Maine.

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

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

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

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

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

The only remaining historic maritime signal station in the United States.

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

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

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

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

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

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

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

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

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

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

This curious and colorful space invites visitors to delve into the hidden and often mind-boggling world of caterpillars.