About this route
The full length of Maine on US Route 1 — from the Kittery bridge at the New Hampshire border to Fort Kent on the Canadian border. Lobster shacks, lighthouses, Acadia, wild blueberry barrens, and the quiet Downeast coast where the tourist crowds thin out.
Stops on this route
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Start
Kittery
Cross the Piscataqua River bridge and you are in Maine.
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1
Portland
Maine's largest city — the Old Port, craft breweries, and a food scene that punches above its weight.
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2
Bath
Shipbuilding town since 1743 — the Maine Maritime Museum.
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3
Rockland
Lobster capital of the world — and a surprising art scene.
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4
Camden
Where the mountains meet the sea — schooners, hiking, and a perfect harbour.
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5
Bar Harbor
Gateway to Acadia National Park — Cadillac Mountain, carriage roads, popovers at Jordan Pond.
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6
Calais
Border town on the St. Croix River — quiet Downeast Maine.
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7
Houlton
Potato country — the start of Aroostook County.
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End
Fort Kent
The northern tip of Route 1 — a small town on the Saint John River at the Canadian border.
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