Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Maine's only authentic torri gate celebrates a longstanding international relationship that started with the rescue of four sailors.

A larger-than-life dedication to the famous lumberjack and his loyal ox.

The head of a legendary lumberjack watches over a river in Maine.

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.

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

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.

This roadside stand claims to be the world's smallest bookstore.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

The largest hand-carved, outdoor sculpture collection in the state of Maine.

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

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

As communication goes completely wireless, this Maine museum remembers all the wires that got us to this point.