This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

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

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

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

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

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

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

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

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