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The list of these oldest restaurants dates as far back as the late 1600s, and expands all the way to the 1950s. If a restaurant has been in business for centuries, you know they are definitely doing it right. Like they say, the customer is always right!

While Maine is home to several old malls throughout the state, the oldest standing and functional mall is surprisingly still thriving 65 years later

This is a whole different level of owning a piece of history. These five vintage homes are straight out of the 1600s. Yep, they’re older than America itself.

The property was built between 1637-1641.

Cassie crossed over the rainbow bridge at the age of 13.

For more than two centuries, Maine has been home to the one of the oldest active military bases that exists in the entire United States

It's called NEW England, but in reality, she old.

From sweet treats to iconic sandwiches, here are six of the oldest restaurants in Portland, Maine, that have endured and thrived over time.

I had no idea that the New Hampshire Lottery was the oldest legal lottery in the United States.

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She's an absolute rockstar.

You learn something new every day.

The historic city of Portsmouth has had a thriving food scene for many years, and these restaurants have been serving patrons the longest.

One of Portland, Maine's oldest restaurants, Tortilla Flat, announced their permanent closure on social media.

The Inn is even said to be the 46th oldest family-run business in the world and it's still in the same family that opened it 40 years after the Mayflower landed.

Before Portland was a trendy food city, it was home to dozens of incredible restaurants that laid the foundation. Here are a handful that are still standing.