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

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

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

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

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

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

From economic backbone of a community to deadly diving hole, these former stone quarries are now a park for rock climbers and graffiti artists.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

A rock outcropping left by a glacier that made itself useful throughout the centuries.

A formerly abandoned mental institute, now back in business.

A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.

The abandoned grounds and derelict greenhouses of this once-magnificent Edwardian estate are now a nature preserve open for exploration.

The schoolhouse where Jesse Merwin, the inspiration for the "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" character, once taught.

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.