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Skip the tourist traps and find Maine’s secret seafood spots. Fresh, simple, and so good they always pack the house.

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From a coastal town in Maine to a thriving city in South Carolina, here are the top places to live on the East Coast.

Our Table Hopping columnist explores his duality of feelings about Lake George and southern Maine, where natural beauty has ...

A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 5 and 12 September. Send your photos to scotlandpictures@bbc.co.uk.

A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists find ways to protect and breed the rare mammals ...

Butch was the heaviest dog in Britain — at more than 15 stone — when he was photographed with his owners in 1958.

Shamim de Brún sets sail on a seafari in Co Sligo - and hears how these encounters with whales and dolphins could be on ...

“The streets whisper to me,” John says, “as I walk around.” Then he tells me how, whenever an urban site comes under construction, it is developer-led and hoarding is swiftly erected in the interests ...

New England's small towns, beyond the fall foliage, rarely receive the attention they deserve. These special towns hold much more than you think.

Savor the freshest seafood in Maine while soaking in breathtaking ocean views at these coastal shacks loved by locals.