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Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

The remains of a large iron mill that once stood in the remote woods of northern Maine.

A memorial to an ill-fated Holy Land mission once described by Mark Twain as “a complete fiasco.”

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

A couple's 60-year love of collecting is on display at this unique stove repair shop in Maine.

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

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

Plaque remembering the 18th century forced relocation of Acadians.

Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.

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

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

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

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

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

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

As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

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

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

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

Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.

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

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.