Bucket List: 50 things to do in Maine

1 of 51 From the mountains to the coast Maine offers it all. Check out our bucket list of 50 things to do in our state. The list is in no particular order.

2 of 51 Visit Acadia National Park

3 of 51 Paddle the Allagash

4 of 51 Watch a lobster boat race PHOTO: Alyssa Elias

5 of 51 Go antique shopping in one of Maine’s many small towns PHOTO: Mitch LeClair/Flikr

6 of 51 Go apple picking in the fall

7 of 51 Run the Beach to Beacon

8 of 51 Camp at Baxter State Park


9 of 51 Pick wild Maine blueberries PHOTO: Moon Hill Farm/wikimedia commons

10 of 51 Visit the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden. PHOTO: Diana Scannell

11 of 51 Attend a clam bake PHOTO: Arndog/Wikimedia Commons

12 of 51 Visit Eartha, the world’s largest globe, at Delorme PHOTO: Katie Hargrave/Flickr

13 of 51 Go fishing

14 of 51 Take a float plane to a remote fishing or hunting camp

15 of 51 Visit Fort Williams Park, and check out more than Portland Head Light

16 of 51 Visit the Fryeburg Fair or any of the many fairs across the state


17 of 51 Go leaf peeping at the Height of Land near Rangeley PHOTO: Diana Scannell

18 of 51 Try ice fishing

19 of 51 Visit Hussey’s General Store in Windsor

20 of 51 Eat at one of Maine’s many great diners

21 of 51 Enjoy an authentic Maine lobster roll

22 of 51 Check out a Sea Dogs or Red Claws game

23 of 51 Watch a movie at a drive-in theater

24 of 51 Check out a Maine Black Bear hockey game in Orono


25 of 51 Hike Mt. Katahdin: Try Knife’s Edge if you are daring

26 of 51 Visit Maine’s lighthouses

27 of 51 Visit LL Bean

28 of 51 Cook your own Maine lobster

29 of 51 Tour Maine’s wine trail PHOTO: Andrew Malone/Flickr

30 of 51 Check out Maine Maple Sunday

31 of 51 Take a guided Moose safari trip in a canoe

32 of 51 Drink Moxie!


33 of 51 Go skiing, whether it is cross country or downhill

34 of 51 Visit one of Maine’s many State Parks PHOTO: Diana Scannell

35 of 51 Eat some pier fries in Old Orchard Beach

36 of 51 Visit Poland Spring Resort

37 of 51 Go boating on Maine’s lakes

38 of 51 If you are daring take part in a polar plunge

39 of 51 Visit the Portland Museum of Art

40 of 51 Visit West Quoddy head, eastern most point in the U.S.


41 of 51 Drive the length of Route 1 and explore every nook and cranny of Maine. PHOTO: Stratosphere/wikimedia commons

42 of 51 Explore the Scarborough Marsh

43 of 51 Snowmobile from Kittery to Fort Kent on the Maine ITS snowmobile trail system PHOTO: WMTW

44 of 51 Watch the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain PHOTO: Bandan/wikimedia commons

45 of 51 Explore the islands in Casco Bay

46 of 51 Go white water rafting

47 of 51 Go whale watching off the Maine coast

48 of 51 Try your hand a snowshoeing


49 of 51 Find a partner and take part in the wife carrying contest at Sunday River PHOTO: Sunday River

50 of 51 Visit the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray PHOTO: Gail Frederick/Flickr