Maine Travel Guide
Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Maine is the rocky coast of the American imagination: lighthouses on granite points, lobster boats in working harbours, and Acadia National Park's Cadillac Mountain, where the sunrise famously touches the US first (October to March).
Portland is the food city: the Old Port's cobblestones, the working waterfront, and a restaurant scene far above its size. Beyond: Bar Harbor's Gilded Age cottages, the Schoodic Peninsula's quiet side, and Baxter's Katahdin, the Appalachian Trail's northern terminus.
Destinations in Maine
Acadia National ParkCadillac Mountain sunrise, the Park Loop Road, Jordan Pond.
Portland Head LightThe 1791 lighthouse at Cape Elizabeth.- Baxter State ParkKatahdin and the Appalachian Trail's northern end.
- Bar HarborThe Acadia gateway: whale watching, the Shore Path.
- Old Port, PortlandThe waterfront's restaurants and the Portland Museum of Art.
- CamdenThe harbour, Mount Battie's view, windjammer cruises.
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Top Cities & towns in Maine
Regional food
- Lobster roll (Maine style: cold lobster, mayo, split-top bun)
- Whoopie pie (the official state treat)
- Blueberry pie (wild Maine blueberries)
Getting there
Portland (PWM) is the gateway; Bangor (BGR) covers Acadia. The coast is a driving route; Acadia needs timed-entry vehicle reservations for Cadillac Mountain.