Arkansas to Maine, What do I need to see?
Planning a trip to Maine as soon as the weather allows. I'm unsure of what sights to see going and coming. I have no desire to visit NYC but have a love for ship building and Maritime museums. My w...
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Mystic Seaport, Connecticut. An shipbuilding site in the days of sailing ships, they now restore old sailing ships. I took a tour of the Charles Morgan, the last suriving 19-century whaling ship, and fell in love. Have been working on a wooden model for 14 months, and finally finished last week. In Boston, visit the U.S. Constitution (old Ironsides).
x2. With 10 days for Maine, you could even split for 3 spots.
Southern Maine: Nice, sandy beaches (Ogunquit, York, Old Orchard Beach), lots of shopping in the Kittery area, small amusement parks, zoos and the like in the York Beach area.
Mid-Maine: Portland is a great city for dining and shopping, the Maine Maritime Museum is in Bath, ME (about 40 miles north of Portland), the Poland Spring area is very nice camping on lakes, and there are touristy things like the Maine Wildlife Park and a tour of the Poland Springs water facility.
Bar Harbor area: Acadia National Park, shopping, dining, mini-golf, go-karts, fishing, whale-watching, sailing, lobstah, lobstah, lobstah, Bar Harbor KOA for glorious sunsets and kayaking, and did I say shopping?
Maine has so many varied geographies it's hard to pick which one is best.
x2. With 10 days for Maine, you could even split for 3 spots.
Southern Maine: Nice, sandy beaches (Ogunquit, York, Old Orchard Beach), lots of shopping in the Kittery area, small amusement parks, zoos and the like in the York Beach area.
Mid-Maine: Portland is a great city for dining and shopping, the Maine Maritime Museum is in Bath, ME (about 40 miles north of Portland), the Poland Spring area is very nice camping on lakes, and there are touristy things like the Maine Wildlife Park and a tour of the Poland Springs water facility.
Bar Harbor area: Acadia National Park, shopping, dining, mini-golf, go-karts, fishing, whale-watching, sailing, lobstah, lobstah, lobstah, Bar Harbor KOA for glorious sunsets and kayaking, and did I say shopping?
Maine has so many varied geographies it's hard to pick which one is best.
