One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.

Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.

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.

This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.

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

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

Hidden among the trees at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center are more than 20 gnomes in small wooden houses.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

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

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

Working wool mill used as the exterior for the mill in the 1990 horror film "Graveyard Shift."

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

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

Partially submerged Buddha heads freckle Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Where dioramas can follow you home.

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.