A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

On Hurricane Island, a former ghost town has been transformed into a forward-thinking research center.

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

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.

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

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

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

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

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.

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

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

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

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

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

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

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

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

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

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

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.