A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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

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

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

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

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

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

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).