A forest wonderland caused by Burlington, Vermont's aggressive southwestern winds.

This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.

A stone marker dedicated to a Black veteran of the American Revolution who refused to leave his land near Walden Pond.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.

This electronics repair store celebrates the history of computers.

Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

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

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

Inside the Bangor International Airport is a collection of military challenge coins.

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

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

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

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

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

The only land territory disputed between the U.S. and Canada.

The world's longest covered bridge is a quaint and incredible wooden tunnel.

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