An Explorer's Guide: Maine - This was my Bible for trips to Maine long before I actually met Chris Tree, the lovely woman who's been writing a updating it for more than 25 years. Since its early-'80s inception, Maine: An Explorer's Guide has blossomed: The 13th edition is more than three times the size of the original. Its 600-plus pages contain more than 1,000 dining and lodging reviews; 34 regional and downtown maps; a calendar of annual Maine events and celebrations; and an easy-to-use "what's where" alphabetical subject guide for trip planning...

Maine Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places - The author, Wayne Curtis, is a buddy who has lived along various part of Maine's cost for many years. The back roads of Maine lead to unspoiled coastal villages, pristine lakes, and small museums. This guide will show travelers how to find them, as well as an artists' cooperative that sells handcrafted pottery in Portland, a private campground on Hermit Island, and a fort made entirely of granite at the mouth of the Kennebec River...

Moon Handbook: Coastal Maine - Award-winning writer and Maine native Hilary Nangle offers her unique perspective on this famed stretch of New England Coastline, from the gourmet restaurants of Portland to the idyllic island community of Monhegan. Hilary is the perfect tour guide, providing suggestions for great trips such as Icons of the Maine Coast and Lighthouses, Lobster, and L.L. Bean. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon Coastal Maine has lots of options for a range of travel budgets...

Maine Compass Guide - The cultural material and the excellent color illustrations make this a reference book you are going to want to keep on your shelf, both to browse through and to act as a guide to send guests off for the day — or to do a little exploring yourself: * Museums and summer art and music festivals * Federal and Shaker architecture * Scenic beaches, summer resorts, and classic inns * Great restaurants, from lobster shacks to new Maine cuisine * Historical anecdotes and literary footnotes * Shopping in Portland's Old Port and at Freeport's L.L. Bean's * Western lakes fishing lodges and ski resorts...

Frommer's Maine Coast - This guide, authored by a veteran of more than two dozen guidebooks, covers insider recommendations on the best beaches and picnic spots. • Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not. • Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget. • Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

Fodor's Maine Coast - Though they tend a bit upscale for my taste, Fodor’s does offer a degree of expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. Fodor’s Maine Coast provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook, featuring discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations. Includes choices for every traveler, from whale watching to lighthouse visits to hikes through Acadia National Park and much more...

DeLorme Atlas & Gazeteer map of Maine - Insanely detailed, frighteningly priced (they list for $19.95, though B&N sells them for $17.95), and worth every penny. Just about every single road, including dirt ones, in each state is not only shown on these maps, but named. Before the advent of GPS, these were the only way to ensure you would never, ever get lost no matter how far off the beaten track you drove. Each atlas covers an individual state in its entirety—and, since they're actually based in Maine, this is one of their best maps—with detailed, full-color topographic maps. Details include back roads, hidden lakes, boat ramps, hiking trails, campgrounds, public lands, forests, wetlands and more. The Gazetteer sections feature information on places to go and things to do. These atlases are year-round favorites with outdoors enthusiasts and anyone who likes to leave the main roads behind....



National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways: The 275 Best Drives in the U.S. - This stunning new edition features unique driving tours through virtually every kind of landscape—spectacular coastlines, mountains, lakes, small towns, ranch and farmlands, islands, bays, and river valleys—in all 50 states including bits followed on on this road trip, such as the Great River Road and the Natchez Trace...