Fodor's Maine, Vermont, & New Hampshire: with the Best Fall Foliage Drives & Scenic Road Trips

by Fodor's Travel Publications

Overview

Whether you want to eat lobster in Maine, climb New Hampshire's White Mountains, or go skiing in Vermont, the local Fodor's travel experts in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are here to help! Fodor's Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautiful color photos.

Fodor's Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire travel guide includes:

• AN ILLUSTRATED ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES GUIDE to the top things to see and do
• MULTIPLE ITINERARIES to effectively organize your days and maximize your time
• MORE THAN 30 DETAILED MAPS to help you navigate confidently
• COLOR PHOTOS throughout to spark your wanderlust!
• HONEST RECOMMENDATIONS FROM LOCALS on the best sights, restaurants, hotels, nightlife, shopping, performing arts, activities, and more
• PHOTO-FILLED “BEST OF” FEATURES on “Maine's Best Seafood Shacks,” “Most Picturesque Towns in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire,” “Historical Sites in Maine, Vermont, and New
• Hampshire,” “Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire with Kids,” and more
• TRIP-PLANNING TOOLS AND PRACTICAL TIPS including when to go, getting around, beating the crowds, and saving time and money
• HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INSIGHTS providing rich context on the local people, politics, art, architecture, cuisine, music, geography and more
• SPECIAL FEATURES on Skiing in Vermont, Hiking the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire, or Exploring Maine's Lighthouses
• LOCAL WRITERS to help you find the under-the-radar gems
• UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE ON: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, the White Mountains, Portsmouth, Portland, Burlington, Lake Champlain, the Maine Coast, Inland Maine and more.

Planning on visiting Massachusetts, Boston, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, the Berkshires, Rhode Island, Providence, Newport, and more? Check out Fodor's New England, 34th edition or Boston, 31st edition.

*Important note for digital editions: The digital edition of this guide does not contain all the images or text included in the physical edition.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640976054
Publisher:	Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc.
Publication date:	07/04/2023
Series:	Full-color Travel Guide
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	986,577
File size:	115 MB
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About the Author

For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budgets in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Experience Maine, Vermont, And New Hampshire 6

15 Ulitmate Experiences 8

What's Where 11

Maine's Best Seafood Shacks 16

Buy Local: 10 Popular Souvenirs 18

Most Picturesque Towns in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire 20

Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire's Best Beaches 22

Historical Sites in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire 24

Outdoor Activities in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire 26

Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire with Kids 28

Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire Today 29

Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire Best Bets 30

What to Read and Watch Before Your Trip 32

2 Travel Smart Maine, Vermont, And New Hampshire 33

Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire: Know Before You Go 34

Getting Here and Around 36

Before You Go 38

Tours 39

Essentials 40

Great Itineraries 44

On The Calendar 50

Contacts 52

3 Best Fall Foliage Drives 53

Vermont Fall Foliage Drive 62

New Hampshire Fall Foliage Drive 64

Inland Maine Fall Foliage Drive 66

4 Vermont 69

Welcome to Vermont 70

Planning 73

Brattleboro 75

Wilmington 79

Bennington 81

Arlington 85

Manchester 86

Dorset 92

Stratton 93

Weston 95

Ludlow 95

Grafton 97

Townshend 98

Norwich 99

Quechee 100

Woodstock 102

Killington 106

Rutland 108

Brandon 109

Middlebury 113

Waitsfield and Warren 116

Montpelier 118

Stowe 122

Jeffersonville 136

Burlington 138

Shelburne 146

Vergennes 148

Lake Champlain Islands 149

Montgomery and Jay 152

St. Johnsbury 153

5 New Hampshire 156

Welcome to New Hampshire 156

Planning 159

Portsmouth 161

Rye 169

Hampton Beach 170

Exeter 171

Durham 173

Wolfeboro 174

Alton Bay 177

Weirs Beach 178

Laconia 179

Meredith 181

Bristol 183

Holderness 184

Center Sandwich 186

Tamworth 187

Lincoln and North Woodstock 188

Franconia 190

Littleton 203

Bethlehem 204

Bretton Woods 205

Bartlett 207

Jackson 208

Mt. Washington 210

North Conway 212

Kancamagus Highway 215

New London 215

Newbury 217

Hanover 219

Cornish 223

Manchester 224

Concord 227

Charlestown 228

Walpole 229

Keene 229

Jaffrey Center 231

Peterborough 232

6 Inland Maine 235

Welcome to Inland Maine 236

Planning 239

Sebago Lake Area 240

Bridgton 244

Bethel 245

Rangeley 247

Kingfield 250

Greenville 251

Millinocket 255

7 Maine Coast 259

Welcome to Maine Coast 260

Planning 263

Kittery 266

York Village 267

York Harbor 269

York Beach 270

Ogunquit 272

Wells 273

Kennebunk and Kennebunkport 276

Biddeford 283

Portland 284

Casco Bay Islands 303

Cape Elizabeth 303

Freeport 305

Brunswick 308

Bath 309

Wiscasset 311

Boothbay 319

Damariscotta 320

Pemaquid Point 321

Port Clyde 322

Monhegan Island 323

Rockland 323

Rockport 328

Camden 329

Belfast 332

Bucksport 333

Bangor 333

Blue Hill 334

Deer Isle 335

Isle au Haut 336

A Celebration of Color 54

Let it Snow 125

Hiking the Appalachian Trail 191

Maine's Lighthouses 312

Bar Harbor 336

Acadia National Park 341

Bass Harbor 345

Schoodic Peninsula 348

Lubec 354

Campobello Island, Canada 355

Eastport 355

Index 357

About Our Writers 368

Maps

Southern Vermont 75

Central Vermont 100

Northern Vermont 123

New Hampshire Coast 163

New Hampshire Lakes Region 175

The White Mountains 200

Lake Sunapee 216

Monadnock Region and Central New Hampshire 224

Western Lakes and Mountains 242

The North Woods 251

The Southern Coast 267

Portland 288-289

Side Trips from Portland and the Mid-Coast Region 306

Penobscot Bay and Blue Hill Peninsula 326

Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island 338

Way Down East 351

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