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The Perfect Coastal Maine Road Trip

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October 14, 2015 at 3:01 AM

2 p.m.: Shopping in Portland’s Old Port District

7 p.m.: Dinner at Eventide Oyster Co., Portland

9 p.m.: Check in to the Press Hotel, Portland

9 a.m.: Breakfast at the Standard Baking Company, Portland

10 a.m.: Portland Head Lighthouse, Cape Elizabeth

12:30 p.m.: Archer’s on the Pier, Rockland

6 p.m.: Downeast Windjammer Sunset Cruise, Bar Harbor

9:30 p.m.: Mount Desert Island Ice Cream, Bar Harbor

10 a.m.: Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island

4 p.m.: Atlantic Brewing Co., Bar Harbor

6 p.m.: Union River Lobster Pot, Ellsworth

2 p.m.: Shopping in Portland’s Old Port District

At just over an hour-long flight from New York City or a two-hour drive from Boston, Maine’s largest metropolis is a great place to start. Take a leisurely walk around the harbor and Old Port, where historic brick buildings house restaurants, bars, and shops. Start by the harbor on Commercial Street and work your way up Exchange Street, which is lined with boutiques selling everything from clothes and jewelry to locally crafted pottery and fudge. (Photo: © Alastair Balderstone / Alamy Stock Photo)

By Laura Itzkowitz

Lobster shacks, waves crashing against rocky outcroppings, pine trees, and rugged bluffs—Maine is New England’s crowning gem. And with winding roads overlooking the Atlantic, secluded lighthouses, and charming cities up and down the coast, it’s a gem best experienced by car. Here now, the best places to eat, drink, shop, and sightsee between Portland and Bar Harbor.

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