Entertainment Districts

Arundel, Maine

Arundel presents a small rural entertainment district near Kennebunkport, Maine.

Auburn, Maine

Downtown Auburn presents restaurants across the Androscoggin River from Lewiston in central Maine.

Augusta, Maine

Maine State House presents guided tours of the state capitol overlooking the Kennebec River in Augusta.

Augusta, Maine

Old Fort Western presents the oldest surviving wooden fort in America, preserved in downtown Augusta.

Bangor, Maine

Downtown Bangor is central Maine's most important entertainment hub — a Stephen King-adjacent city where the extraordinary literary heritage, the remarkable Waterfront Concerts summer entertainment series (the largest outdoor concert series in New England), and the genuine Maine community character create an entertainment district of considerable Maine cultural significance.

Main St, Bangor, ME 04401

Bangor, Maine

Bangor Waterfront Park presents concerts and events along the Penobscot River in downtown Bangor.

Bangor, Maine

Paul Bunyan Statue presents a 31-foot roadside landmark honoring Bangor's lumber-industry heritage.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Abbe Museum presents Wabanaki Native American heritage exhibits in downtown Bar Harbor.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Acadia National Park Visitor Center presents ranger programs and trail information near Bar Harbor.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Bar Harbor Village is the gateway to Acadia National Park and Maine's most dramatic coastal entertainment destination — a Mount Desert Island town where outstanding seafood restaurants, excellent bars, and the extraordinary Acadia landscape create an entertainment environment shaped by the most beautiful national park on the East Coast. Bar Harbor's remarkable combination of Gilded Age resort heritage, outstanding natural scenery, and genuine Maine fishing village character creates an entertainment district of genuine New England coastal tourism significance.

Main St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Bar Harbor, Maine

Cadillac Mountain Summit presents the first sunrise viewpoint in the continental U.S. within Acadia National Park.

Bath, Maine

Downtown Bath presents restaurants along the Kennebec River, home to Bath Iron Works shipyard.

Bath, Maine

Maine Maritime Museum presents shipbuilding history exhibits at the former Percy & Small Shipyard in Bath.

243 Washington St 04530

Belfast, Maine

Belfast Harbor Walk presents a waterfront trail past working boatyards on Penobscot Bay.

Belfast, Maine

Downtown Belfast presents restaurants and galleries along Penobscot Bay's working waterfront.

Berwick, Maine

Berwick presents a small mill-town entertainment district along the Salmon Falls River.

Bethel, Maine

Grafton Notch State Park presents waterfalls and gorges along the Appalachian Trail near Bethel.

Bethel, Maine

Sunday River Resort presents skiing across eight interconnected peaks near Bethel, Maine.

Biddeford, Maine

Biddeford Mill District presents converted textile mills with restaurants and galleries along the Saco River.

Blue Hill, Maine

Downtown Blue Hill presents galleries and restaurants overlooking Blue Hill Bay in Hancock County.

Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Boothbay Railway Village presents a narrow-gauge steam train and antique auto museum near Boothbay Harbor.

Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens presents the largest botanical garden in New England near Boothbay Harbor.

132 Botanical Gardens Dr 04537

Brewer, Maine

Brewer presents restaurants along the Penobscot River across from Bangor, Maine.

Bridgton, Maine

Downtown Bridgton presents restaurants near Highland Lake in the Lakes Region of western Maine.

Brunswick, Maine

Bowdoin College Museum of Art presents free fine-art exhibitions on the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick.

Brunswick, Maine

Downtown Brunswick presents restaurants along Maine Street serving Bowdoin College's campus community.

Buxton, Maine

Buxton presents a small rural entertainment district along the Saco River in southern Maine.

Calais, Maine

Downtown Calais presents restaurants along the St. Croix River bordering New Brunswick, Canada.

Camden, Maine

Camden Hills State Park presents Mount Battie's summit road overlooking Penobscot Bay near Camden.

Camden, Maine

Camden Windjammer Fleet presents historic sailing schooner cruises on Penobscot Bay from Camden's harbor.

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Portland Head Light presents Maine's oldest and most photographed lighthouse in Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth.

1000 Shore Rd 04107

Caribou, Maine

Downtown Caribou presents restaurants serving Aroostook County's potato-farming region.

Caribou, Maine

Nylander Museum of Natural History presents fossil and mineral collections in Caribou, Maine.

Carrabassett Valley, Maine

Sugarloaf Mountain Resort presents New England's only lift-served above-treeline skiing in Carrabassett Valley.

Castine, Maine

Downtown Castine presents historic architecture and Maine Maritime Academy's training ship in Castine.

Cornish, Maine

Cornish presents an antique-shop entertainment district along the Saco River in southern Maine.

Cundys Harbor, Maine

Cundys Harbor presents a small working lobstering village on Harpswell's coast near Brunswick.

Damariscotta, Maine

Downtown Damariscotta presents restaurants and oyster farms along the Damariscotta River.

Damariscotta, Maine

Pemaquid Point Lighthouse presents a dramatic wave-carved rock lighthouse near Damariscotta, Maine.

Deer Isle, Maine

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts presents an internationally known craft school and gallery on Deer Isle.

Dover-Foxcroft, Maine

Downtown Dover-Foxcroft presents restaurants serving Piscataquis County, Maine.

Eastport, Maine

Downtown Eastport presents a historic waterfront in the easternmost city in the continental United States.

Eastport, Maine

West Quoddy Head Light presents the easternmost point in the continental U.S. with its iconic candy-striped lighthouse.

Eliot, Maine

Eliot presents a small rural entertainment district along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine.

Ellsworth, Maine

Downtown Ellsworth presents restaurants along Route 1, gateway to Mount Desert Island and Acadia.

Farmington, Maine

Downtown Farmington presents restaurants serving the University of Maine at Farmington's campus community.

Fort Kent, Maine

Downtown Fort Kent presents restaurants at the northern terminus of U.S. Route 1 on the Canadian border.

Freeport, Maine

Desert of Maine presents 40 acres of exposed glacial sand dunes with tours near Freeport.

Freeport, Maine

Freeport is the most famous retail and entertainment destination in Maine — a historic seaport village dominated by the original L.L. Bean flagship store (open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year since 1951), where outstanding outlet shopping, excellent restaurants, and the beautiful Harraseeket River create a unique combination of outdoor recreation, retail culture, and genuine Maine community entertainment.

Main St, Freeport, ME 04032

Freeport, Maine

L.L.Bean Flagship Store presents a 24-hour outdoor-goods retailer with a boot-shaped landmark in Freeport.

95 Main St 04032

Fryeburg, Maine

Fryeburg Fair Grounds host Maine's largest agricultural fair each October near the White Mountains.

Gardiner, Maine

Downtown Gardiner presents restaurants along the Kennebec River south of Augusta.

Gorham, Maine

Downtown Gorham presents restaurants serving the University of Southern Maine's campus community.

Greenville, Maine

Katahdin Steamship Cruises present a restored 1914 steamboat touring Moosehead Lake from Greenville.

Greenville, Maine

Moosehead Lake presents Maine's largest lake with float-plane tours and restaurants in Greenville.

Guilford, Maine

Guilford presents a small mill-town entertainment district in central Maine.

Hallowell, Maine

Downtown Hallowell presents antique shops and restaurants along the Kennebec River near Augusta.

Hampden, Maine

Hampden presents a small Penobscot River community entertainment district near Bangor.

Harpswell, Maine

Harpswell presents restaurants along Casco Bay's peninsulas near Brunswick, Maine.

Houlton, Maine

Downtown Houlton presents restaurants at the Canadian border gateway to Aroostook County.

Houlton, Maine

Market Square Historic District presents preserved 19th-century architecture in downtown Houlton, Maine.

Jackman, Maine

Jackman presents restaurants and outfitters near the Quebec border in western Maine's Moose River Valley.

Kennebunk, Maine

Downtown Kennebunk presents restaurants and antique shops along Route 1 in southern Maine.

Kennebunkport, Maine

Dock Square presents boutiques and restaurants near the Bush family's Walker's Point estate in Kennebunkport.

Kennebunkport, Maine

Kennebunkport is Maine's most prestigious coastal resort — a southern Maine town known as the Bush family compound location and America's finest combination of outstanding lobster shacks, beautiful beaches, and Yankee village character. Kennebunkport's extraordinary combination of political heritage, outstanding seafood culture, and genuine Maine coastal beauty creates an entertainment district of authentic New England coastal resort significance.

Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport, ME 04046

Kingfield, Maine

Downtown Kingfield presents restaurants near Sugarloaf, birthplace of the Stanley Steamer automobile.

Kittery, Maine

Fort McClary State Historic Site presents a coastal blockhouse fortification overlooking Portsmouth Harbor in Kittery.

Kittery, Maine

Kittery Premium Outlets present shopping and dining along Route 1 at Maine's southern gateway.

Lewiston, Maine

Downtown Lewiston presents restaurants along the Androscoggin River serving Bates College's campus community.

Lovell, Maine

Kezar Lake presents a scenic western Maine lake with mountain views near Lovell.

Lyman, Maine

Lyman presents a small rural entertainment district in York County, Maine.

Machias, Maine

Burnham Tavern Museum presents the site where the first naval battle of the Revolutionary War was planned in Machias.

Machias, Maine

Downtown Machias presents restaurants known for the annual Wild Blueberry Festival in Downeast Maine.

Madawaska, Maine

Downtown Madawaska presents restaurants in Maine's northernmost Acadian-heritage community.

Millinocket, Maine

Baxter State Park presents Mount Katahdin, the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, near Millinocket.

Millinocket, Maine

Downtown Millinocket presents restaurants serving a former paper-mill town, gateway to Katahdin Woods and Waters.

Millinocket, Maine

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument presents wilderness scenic drives near Millinocket, Maine.

Milo, Maine

Milo presents a small Piscataquis County entertainment district in central Maine.

Naples, Maine

Long Lake presents a chain-of-lakes boat cruise tradition and beach in Naples, Maine's Lakes Region.

North Berwick, Maine

North Berwick presents a small rural entertainment district in York County, Maine.

Northeast Harbor, Maine

Northeast Harbor presents an upscale yachting village entertainment district on Mount Desert Island.

Norway, Maine

Downtown Norway presents restaurants near Lake Pennesseewassee in western Maine's Oxford Hills.

Ogunquit, Maine

Marginal Way presents a scenic 1.25-mile oceanfront footpath connecting Ogunquit's beach and Perkins Cove.

Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Palace Playland presents a beachfront amusement park with rides and a pier in Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

1 Old Orchard St 04064

Old Town, Maine

Old Town Canoe Heritage Center presents the history of the iconic canoe manufacturer near Orono, Maine.

Orono, Maine

Downtown Orono presents restaurants serving the University of Maine's flagship campus.

Patten, Maine

Lumbermen's Museum presents Maine's logging heritage exhibits near Baxter State Park in Patten.

Phippsburg, Maine

Popham Beach State Park presents wide sandy beaches at the mouth of the Kennebec River near Phippsburg.

Portland, Maine

Portland Maine's Bayside neighborhood is undergoing the most dramatic urban transformation in Maine — a former light industrial area where outstanding restaurants, craft breweries, and Thompson's Point's remarkable entertainment complex (including a 2,000-seat concert venue, Bissell Brothers brewery, and the Portland Lobster Company) create a new entertainment district of considerable Maine urban development significance.

Somerset St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Casco Bay Lines presents scenic ferry service to Portland's Calendar Islands from the Old Port.

Portland, Maine

Portland's Congress Street Arts Corridor is Maine's most important cultural entertainment district — the backbone of Portland's creative economy where Space Gallery, Port City Music Hall, Merrill Auditorium, and dozens of art galleries create the most concentrated arts experience in northern New England. The corridor's extraordinary concentration of studios, galleries, and music venues, combined with Portland's First Friday Art Walk (one of the most attended art walks in New England), creates a cultural entertainment experience of national significance.

Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Congress Street is Portland Maine's most vibrant arts and entertainment corridor — a pedestrian-scale street where outstanding independent restaurants, excellent galleries, the Portland Museum of Art, and independent theaters create the most complete arts entertainment experience in Maine. Portland Maine's extraordinary concentration of independent arts organizations and its remarkable arts investment per capita (highest in New England outside Boston) create an arts district of genuine Maine cultural significance.

Congress St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Eastern Promenade presents waterfront trails and Casco Bay views along Portland's historic park.

Portland, Maine

Portland's Old Port is the most complete small-city entertainment district in New England — a working waterfront neighborhood of granite warehouses and cobblestone streets where an extraordinary concentration of craft breweries, restaurants, cocktail bars, and shops create one of the most pleasant evening entertainment environments in the Northeast. Portland's extraordinary culinary and brewing reputation makes the Old Port a destination for food and drink tourism drawing visitors from Boston and beyond.

Fore St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Old Port is Portland Maine's most spectacular entertainment district — a beautifully preserved 19th-century waterfront neighborhood where cobblestone streets, outstanding seafood restaurants, excellent craft cocktail bars, and outstanding breweries create New England's finest urban entertainment experience in a small city. Old Port's extraordinary architectural character (one of the finest collections of 1880s commercial buildings in New England) and its remarkable concentration of outstanding independent establishments create an entertainment district of genuine Maine coastal urban significance.

Fore St, Portland, ME 04101

Portland, Maine

Portland Museum of Art presents the largest art collection in Maine in the heart of the Arts District.

Portland, Maine

Portland's Old Port is New England's most enchanting urban entertainment district — a compact maze of cobblestone streets lined with craft cocktail bars, live music rooms, seafood restaurants, and boutiques housed in beautifully preserved 19th-century brick commercial buildings overlooking the harbor. The Old Port's walkable density, excellent bar scene, and authentic working-waterfront character make it one of the most visited entertainment neighborhoods in all of New England.

Exchange Street, Portland 04101

Presque Isle, Maine

Maine Solar System Model presents a scale model of the solar system spanning 40 miles from Presque Isle.

Presque Isle, Maine

Northern Maine Fairgrounds host the annual Northern Maine Fair and concert events in Presque Isle.

Rangeley, Maine

Height of Land Overlook presents one of the most photographed vistas in Maine along the Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway.

Rangeley, Maine

Rangeley Lake presents restaurants and outfitters in Maine's western lakes and mountains region.

Raymond, Maine

Raymond presents lakeside restaurants on Sebago Lake in southern Maine.

Rockland, Maine

Farnsworth Art Museum presents the Wyeth family's works and Maine coastal art in downtown Rockland.

16 Museum St 04841

Rockland, Maine

Maine Lighthouse Museum presents the largest collection of Fresnel lighthouse lenses in the U.S. in Rockland.

Rockland, Maine

Maine Lobster Festival Grounds host the state's signature seafood celebration each summer in Rockland.

Rockport, Maine

Rockport Harbor presents a picturesque limekiln-era village entertainment district near Camden.

Rockwood, Maine

Mount Kineo presents a rhyolite cliff peninsula and historic golf course on Moosehead Lake near Rockwood.

Rumford, Maine

Rumford Falls presents a scenic waterfall overlook near a historic paper-mill town in western Maine.

Saco, Maine

Funtown Splashtown USA presents a wooden roller coaster and water park in Saco, Maine.

774 Portland Rd 04072

Sanford, Maine

Downtown Sanford presents restaurants along the Mousam River in southern Maine.

Scarborough, Maine

Scarborough presents restaurants and Scarborough Marsh, Maine's largest salt marsh, south of Portland.

Skowhegan, Maine

Skowhegan Indian Statue presents the world's tallest wooden Native American sculpture in downtown Skowhegan.

Skowhegan, Maine

Skowhegan State Fair Grounds host the oldest continuously running agricultural fair in the U.S., since 1818.

South Paris, Maine

Downtown South Paris presents restaurants in Oxford County, western Maine.

South Portland, Maine

Bug Light Park presents a small lighthouse and skyline views of Portland Harbor from South Portland.

Southwest Harbor, Maine

Southwest Harbor presents a quiet fishing village entertainment district on the 'quiet side' of Mount Desert Island.

Standish, Maine

Standish presents a small Sebago Lake region entertainment district in Cumberland County.

Stonington, Maine

Downtown Stonington presents Maine's largest lobster-fishing port on Deer Isle.

Tenants Harbor, Maine

Tenants Harbor presents a small working fishing village entertainment district in Midcoast Maine.

Thomaston, Maine

Downtown Thomaston presents restaurants along the St. George River in Midcoast Maine.

Van Buren, Maine

Acadian Village presents a recreated 19th-century Acadian settlement near Van Buren, Maine.

Waterboro, Maine

Waterboro presents lakeside restaurants near Massabesic Lake in southern Maine.

Waterville, Maine

Colby College Museum of Art presents a significant American art collection on the Colby campus in Waterville.

Wells, Maine

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge presents coastal salt marsh trails named for the pioneering environmentalist near Wells.

Wells, Maine

Wells Beach presents family-friendly restaurants and a scenic coastal trail through the Rachel Carson Refuge.

Westbrook, Maine

Downtown Westbrook presents restaurants along the Presumpscot River near Portland.

Windham, Maine

Sebago Lake State Park presents Maine's second-largest lake with beaches and camping near Windham.

Winter Harbor, Maine

Schoodic Point presents the only mainland section of Acadia National Park near Winter Harbor, Maine.

Wiscasset, Maine

Downtown Wiscasset presents antique shops and Red's Eats lobster shack, 'the Prettiest Village in Maine.'

Wiscasset, Maine

Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site presents an 1808 octagonal blockhouse overlooking the Sheepscot River near Wiscasset.

Yarmouth, Maine

Downtown Yarmouth presents restaurants along the Royal River between Portland and Freeport.

York, Maine

Cape Neddick Lighthouse presents one of the most photographed lighthouses in America off York, Maine.

York, Maine

York Beach presents a classic New England boardwalk with Fun-O-Rama arcade and Goldenrod candy shop.