A genuine 40-acre patch of glacial-sand dunes tucked into the pine woods just off I-295 in Freeport, with a self-guided dune tour, a half-buried barn, and gemstone hunting.
Road trips · Maine
Maine road trips & hidden gems.
The stops worth changing a travel day for in Maine — crowd-voted gems, events worth traveling for, and the public golf you can actually book. Curated by Roamward, the scenic road-trip planner.
Hidden gems
What locals say you shouldn’t miss.
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A giant blueberry-blue geodesic dome rising off Route 1 in Columbia Falls, now a heritage center celebrating Maine's 10,000-year-old wild blueberry barrens in Downeast country.
A to-scale model of the solar system strung along 40 miles of Route 1 between Presque Isle and Houlton, turning a long haul through Aroostook County into a planetary scavenger hunt.
On Deer Isle, this jam-making studio doubles as Nellieville, a free, wander-at-will sculpture village of whimsical found-metal creations, a Grail castle, and a blues juke joint.
A 54-foot run of waterfalls and clear plunge pools right beside Route 4 south of Rangeley, with a short trail climbing past each tier in the western Maine mountains — an easy swim stop.
In Belfast since 1927, this midcoast institution sells exceptional fudge alongside a wonderfully odd collection of curiosities and taxidermy — a charming roadside stop with treats and weirdness in equal measure.
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