Portland and Ogunquit get insanely busy in the short Maine tourist season. You could add Kennebunkport to that list also. That doesn’t stop us from driving about 4 hours each way to spend 4 or 5 days there a few times each year. We always avoid weekends, and our schedule is such that we can decide to go or not quickly depending on the weather.I am planning a trip to the east coast in late July, early August. We have tickets in Vienna, VA for a concert at Wolf Trap, which was the impetus for the trip and now it has project creep. We'd like to fly to Maine from DC as we've never been. How does this look for an itinerary?
Washington DC = 4 nights (concert, National Gallery and the National Museum of American History)
Portland ME = 3 nights (do harbor cruise? What else?)
Ogunquit ME = 2 nights (see theatre at Ongunquit Playhouse, eat lobster,etc)
Looking for ideas for things to do and if this pacing seem okay. I know this is high season, but can't be helped. We aren't hikers, but we'll have a rental car in ME. I think Acadia would be another trip.
Is 3 nights too many for Portland? I could reduce that to two nights and shorten the trip a bit.
We're just trying to do a recon mission for the area, and perhaps go back to see more another time.
etc)Portland has become a huge foodie town and the top restaurants get super busy and they are very pricey. Portland has become a busier cruise port and 1,000 to 3,000 passengers can descend on the downtown on any given day. Cruise stop days in Portland can be easily found on the Internet, with ship capacity listed.
Best restaurants in Portland: Fore Street, Street and Company, Scales, Via Vecchia for Italian, Chaval, Duck Fat (casual), Eventide.
We usually stay in South Portland near the Maine Mall where there are several decent chain hotels. We usually stop in Perkins Cove on the way to Portland or on the way home. We go to MC Perkins Cove for lunch.
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