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Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park (http://www.barharbormaine.gov/, http://www.nps.gov/acad/index.htm)
Located in northern Maine, Bar Harbor is surrounded by Acadia National Park. In Bar Harbor, you can puffin watch, visit Agamont Park and the Village Green, visit the oceanarium and lobster hatchery, hike on the shore path, and of course search for small ocean creatures on the large sand bar at low tide. While you’re in Acadia National Park, you can drive, hike, or bike along many of the different trails. Be sure to check out Acadia’s Sand Beach and Echo Lake’s freshwater beach.

Kennebunkport (http://kennebunkport.org/)
Outdoor activities in Kennebunkport include an hour and half long boating tour called Kylie’s Chance Scenic Lobster Tour, Wells National Estuarine Reserve with seven miles of marshes and wetlands, and a guided kayaking tour on the Kennebunk River. If you’re interested in museums, check out the Seashore Trolley Museum, which has the largest collection of trolleys in the world, and the Strawbery Banke Museum, which is an outdoor living museum.

Looking for a mid-coast vacation spot in Maine? Check out the towns of Camden/Rockport, Boothbay Harbor, and Rockland. In Camden, you can visit Maine’s Windjammer fleet where tall ships sail to Deer Isle, Fox Islands, Islesboro Island, and Mount Desert Island. Camden also has its own state park. While you’re in Rockland, take a ride on Maine Eastern Railroad and visit Farnsworth Art Museum.

Portland and Casco Bay (http://www.portlandmaine.gov/)
As you make your way to the southern end of Maine’s coast, visit the Portland Children’s Museum, take a ferry to Nova Scotia, or take a commuter boat to the Calendar Islands in Casco Bay. Portland also offers lots of shopping.

Additional beaches that you don’t want to miss in Maine include the Yorks, which is located right near Maine’s largest zoo, Ogunquit, and Old Orchard Beach.