This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

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

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

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

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

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

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving 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 highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

This nature mural exists to protect the surrounding environment and its own canvas from destruction.