Places theginnery Wants to Go

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

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

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

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

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

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

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

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

They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

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

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

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

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

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

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

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.