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Finally in 1914 a blaze destroyed all but the remaining stone tower. If flashy architecture is your thing a trip along Route 35connecting Kennebunk- port to the Maine Turnpikewill reward you with a sighting of The Wedding Cake House the gabled primrose-yellow trib- ute to European Gothic style that stands resplendent on Summer Street. Designed and built in 1825 by shipbuild- er George Bourne the Wedding Cakeholds the title of most-photographed house in Maine thanks to its intricate wooden trim and numerous buttresses and pinnacles. As you swoop north on I-295 past Port- land youll find your eyes drawn to the right-hand shore. The vintage architecture towering brick chimney and industrial hues of the BM Baked Bean factory are juxta- posed with the serenity of Casco Bay. Talk about retro-industrial chic. You can imag- ine the factory workers taking a moment to gaze out across the water in between stirring 900 pounds of beans at the brick ovens. W ending your way into Portlands working waterfront you may catch sight of another industri- al icon. The hand-lettered sign on this ele- gant brick building situated on West Com- mercial Street just after the Casco Bay Bridge tells of its history. The Star Match Facto- ry was a major producer of New Englands matches from 1870 to 1908. According to the USM archives the factory was unusual for employing a large female workforce howev- er working conditions were extremely poor. Each woman was equipped with a basin holding a wet sponge to put out fires when On your way to South Freeport stay alert tospotanothersliceofMainehistoryamong the trees the turreted crown of a gray stone tower is the last vestige of the Casco Castle. Built in 1903 by entrepreneur Amos Ger- ald the Casco Castle was an imposing pile of gray-shingled wood designed to resemble a turreted fortress. Gerald hoped to increase patronage of his electric trolley line by building the cas- tle into a resort hotel complex surrounded by an amusement park zoo formal gar- dens and picnic grounds accessible from the Brunswick-Yarmouth Street Railway. Unfortunately the showy facade failed to attract the fashionable crowd and as the rise of the automobile led to the decline of trolleys the hotel closed after only a few youre well on your way to Sebago Lake. Ask a Mainer for directions and the response may well be peppered with color- ful visual curiosities that have become part of the physical and cultural landscape. T rying to get to South Freeport from Portland Take a right off Route 1 just before the Freeport Big Indian. You heard right. The 30-foot-high chief- tain looms over his surroundings spear and shield at the ready. Commissioned in 1968 by Julian Leslie then owner of Casco Bay Trading Post the chief caused an unprece- dented traffic jam on the New Jersey Turn- pike a year later as he traveled by truck from Pennsylvania to Maine where he remains stoic and imposing to this day. Our title for this story is inspired by Graham Greenes 1936 book Journey Without Maps 1936 in which he leaves Europe for the first time to venture into the African interior. Arriving hes unsettled to re- alize his U.S. map offers definition on the coast but theres a large white void in the charts center with the tiny label cannibals. Our Maine equivalent might be Red Sox Fans. Traveling with guides and by word of mouth Greene follows a stunningly different route direct- ed by waterfall leopard skulls and chance. Now that Mapquest and Googlemaps are calling the shots the chance to navigate via dreamy landmarks both excites and reassures. Of course it helps if youre one of these places. Heres a longtime Kennebunkport maxim If you drive past the Colony Hotel youve gone too far. Its one thing to Yelp your way to the corner of State Street and Congress but how that blushes in the face of Just walk to the statue of Longfellow in Longfellow Square where all the cafes are. Traveling Beauty by Beauty Portland Museum of Art in the heart of the city was designed by star architect and part-time North Haven resident I.M Pei.