Places to Explore In Penobscot Bay

Bangor

The state's second-largest metropolitan area (Portland is the largest), Bangor is about 20 miles from the coast and is the unofficial capital...

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 2 Things To Do

Belfast

Lots of Maine coastal towns like to think of themselves as the prettiest little town in the state, and any judge would be spoiled for choice...

• 11 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 7 Things To Do

Bucksport

The stunning Penobscot Narrows Bridge, spanning the Penobscot River, makes Bucksport, a town founded in 1763, well worth a visit, even if you...

• 3 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 2 Things To Do

Camden

More than any other town along Penobscot Bay, Camden is the perfect picture-postcard of a Maine coastal village. It is one of the most popular...

• 13 Restaurants
• 7 Hotels
• 12 Things To Do

Lincolnville

Lincolnville’s area of most interest is Lincolnville Beach, where you'll find a few restaurants, the ferry to Islesboro, and a swimming beach...

• 2 Restaurants
• 5 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Rockland

This town is considered the gateway to Penobscot Bay and is the first stop on U.S. 1 offering a glimpse of the often-sparkling and island-dotted...

• 8 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 16 Things To Do

Rockport

• 3 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 2 Things To Do

Searsport

Searsport is well-known as the antiques and flea-market capital of Maine, and with good reason: the Antique Mall alone, on U.S. 1 just north...

• 4 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Vinalhaven

Nearly 8 miles long by 5 miles wide, Vinalhaven is Maine's largest inhabited island, with about 1,200 year-round residents. That number burgeons with summer folk...

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• 1 Hotels
• 0 Things To Do