The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

In an arid region, this beautiful lake in the Aravalli hills is an unexpected delight.

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.

An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.