A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

Plaque remembering the 18th century forced relocation of Acadians.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

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

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

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

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

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

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

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

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

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

An elderly widow still operates the incredibly detailed model railroad she and her husband built by hand.

As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.

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

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

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

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

Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.