A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

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

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

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

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

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

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

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

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

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

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

These etchings reveal the history of a long-gone quarantine site.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

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

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

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

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

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