Maine is great place to visit, but think carefully about the season you choose. Winter is cold, snowy, and dark but offers great opportunities for cold-weather sports, though many small businesses in tourist destinations will be closed. Spring is cool, with wildlife starting to venture out. Crowds are lighter, though seasonal businesses may still be closed (many open in April and May). Summer brings gorgeous weather and bigger crowds; June is often the worst month for black flies and mosquitoes. The bugs are better in July and August, but that’s also when the crowds are biggest. Fall in Maine is fantastic: the weather is cooler but still nice, the crowds lessen after Labor Day, and gorgeous fall foliage begins to color the state.
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Itineraries
Coastal Maine
Maine is romantic with sweeping seascapes, quaint towns, trees turning red and gold in the autumn, and lighthouses perched atop rocky outpos…
New England Fall – Adirondacks from Maine to New York
There may be no better place to spend fall than in New England. The colors are legendary, the weather is crisp but not too cold, and the app…
Eat & Drink
Havana
american · cuban · northeast cuisine
Earth at Hidden Pond
Fantastic food and setting a short distance outside Kennebunkport - well worth the drive.…
Long Grain
thai
Side Street Cafe
american · burgers · lobster
Fore Street Restaurant
american · cocktails
Rising Tide Brewing Company
brewery · pizza · pub food
Mount Desert Island Ice Cream
ice cream
Blyth & Burrows
bar · cocktails · small plates
Eventide Oyster Co.
seafood
The Portland Hunt + Alpine Club
cocktails · scandinavian · small plates
The Barnacle
bar · beer · cocktails
Portland Beer Hub
beer
Duckfat
fries · sandwiches
Crooked Pine
american · new england
Holy Donut
bakery · breakfast · donuts
The Holy Donut
donuts
Thirsty Whale Tavern
This charming pub is a great option for drinks in Bar Harbor. It offers a full bar and a g…
Standard Baking Co.
bakery · breakfast
Vena’s Fizz House
bar · cocktails
The Thirsty Pig
beer · pub food · sandwiches
See
Nubble Lighthouse
This is perhaps the most scenic lighthouse among a state full of scenic lighthouses.
Farnsworth Art Museum
Along the route of scenic coastal Maine, stop by this museum with a fantastic collection o…
Portland Head Light and Fort Williams Park
history · lighthouse
Victoria Mansion
This is a sumptuously decorated Italianate Mansion built between 1858 and 1860 which has l…
Portland Museum of Art
art · museum
Owls Head Lighthouse
history · lighthouse
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
history · lighthouse
Wadsworth-Longfellow House
history · museum
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
history · lighthouse · walk
Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Observatory
history · military
Old York Historical Society
A series of 9 interesting historic buildings in York.