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

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

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

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

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

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

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

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

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

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

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

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

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

The macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death."

"Try not to knock anything over!"

The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.

Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

Hundreds of personalized inscribed planks make up this historic boardwalk.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.