Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

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

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

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

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

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

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

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

This massive solar system model is sprawled out across Maine's suburban wilderness.

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

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

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

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

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

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

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

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

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