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Bath

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Bath

Shipbuilding heart of Maine since 1743 - Bath Iron Works still launches destroyers past the Maine Maritime Museum on the Kennebec.

Boothbay Harbor

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Boothbay Harbor

A Midcoast harbor town built around boat trips, with the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens just up the road.

Camden

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Camden

Where the mountains meet the sea - windjammer harbor, Mount Battie summit views, and an independent village with real soul.

Brunswick

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Brunswick

Bowdoin College green, a restored Federal-era Main Street, and the Harpswell peninsulas for lobster rolls a short drive away.

Rockland

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Rockland

Wyeth country - the Farnsworth Art Museum, a working lobster fleet, and August's legendary Maine Lobster Festival on the harbor.

Belfast

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Belfast

An artsy midcoast comeback - working waterfront, the Belfast & Moosehead rail trail, and one of Maine's walkable downtowns.

Damariscotta

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Damariscotta

Oyster country of the Pemaquid peninsula - Edgecomb Potters, Main Street mica, and some of the best raw bars in the state.

New Harbor

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New Harbor

A working fishing village on the Pemaquid peninsula, near Pemaquid Point Light and the boat to Monhegan.

Vinalhaven

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Vinalhaven

Island ferry from Rockland - granite quarries you can swim in, lobster pounds, and a windswept Fox Islands Thoroughfare.

Red building with "knickle" sign by a harbor.

Midcoast Islands

Lincolnville

A Penobscot Bay village with a beach right on Route 1 and the ferry to Islesboro leaving from the same spot.

North Haven

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North Haven

Rockland-ferry island of summer cottages and working lobster crews - quieter than Vinalhaven and barely changed in decades.

Rockport

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Rockport

Camden's quieter neighbor - Rockport Harbor, the Maine Media Workshops, and Motif No. 1 a few miles up the coast.

Topsham

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Topsham

Brunswick's across-the-river twin - Androscoggin riverfront trails, Topsham Fair Mall, and the Coombs Road antique loop.

Waldoboro

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Waldoboro

Medomak River oyster flats, the Waldoboro 5 & 10 on Main Street, and a drive to Monhegan's ferry at Port Clyde down the road.

Warren

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Warren

Goose River oxbow and quiet country roads between Thomaston and Union - blueberry barrens and Georges River trail access.

Bowdoin

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Bowdoin

Rural Sagadahoc County farmland between Brunswick and Augusta - quiet side roads and the White Tail Farm Store on Route 125.

Destinations

Destinations in Maine

Maine destinations range from compact coastal villages to inland lake communities and city bases. Choose the kind of visit first: walking to meals, spending time on the beach, exploring museums or leaving town for a day outdoors. Then compare the places that put those plans within a workable route.