The steel hull of a wrecked tug rests on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island’s rocky southeastern shore.

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

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

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

This World's Fair showpiece was built in Chicago, but shipped to Maine.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

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

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

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

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

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

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

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

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

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

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

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.