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

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

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

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

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

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

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

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

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

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

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

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

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

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

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

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

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.