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Stephen King's House

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Paul Bunyan Statue, Bangor

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

Mount Hope Cemetery

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

Chamberlain Freedom Park

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

Hannibal Hamlin Death Couch

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

Bangor Opera House

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

Bangor Police Museum

This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.

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Red Snappers

The reddest of the red meat.

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Gerald Winters's bookstore in Bangor, Maine, specializes in rare editions and type-written drafts.

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January 18, 2018