This picturesque inlet is dotted with sailboats and fishing boats; a narrow pedestrian bridge spans the harbor. The cove is home to a handful of attractive restaurants, art galleries and boutiques. It's a good spot come dinnertime, but it's also popular with ice-cream-toting day-trippers.
Perkins Cove
Southern Maine Coast
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
13.84 MILES
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York, called Agamenticus by its original Native American inhabitants, was settled by the British in 1624 and granted a charter by King Charles I in 1642…
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Celebrating Exeter’s early history, this museum maintains the town’s historic collections inside the 18th-century Ladd-Gilman House. Among the highlights…
Wiggly Bridge & Steedman Woods
7.47 MILES
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Nearby Southern Maine Coast attractions
1. Ogunquit Museum of American Art
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Dramatically situated overlooking the Atlantic, this petite museum houses an excellent collection of American paintings, sculptures and photographs…
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4.82 MILES
Perched on Nubble Island, just off the tip of Cape Neddick, this white lighthouse and Victorian lighthouse-keeper's cottage provide one of Maine's best…
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This small, landscaped park has paved paths and some nice views out onto the water; it's a good access point for the Cliff Walk.
7. Wiggly Bridge & Steedman Woods
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8. Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
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