US Route 1, the easternmost continuous highway in the United States, begins in Ft. Kent, Maine at the Clair-Ft. Kent Bridge.
It follows the Canadian border down to Calais and then heads southwest, along the scenic Maine coastline. Many towns and villages have a scenic route, designated route A1A that runs closer to the oceans edge.
The rocky shores of the eastern Maine coast gradually offer a few small beaches between Calais and Rockport, most notably Sand Beach in Acadia National Park. Regardless of the season, the Atlantic Ocean off the coast off Maine is always icy cold and not known for swimming.
Acadia National Park is a wildly beautiful place with everything a National Park should have: wild surf, rocky cliffs, carriage roads to walk or ride bikes on, a mountain can be climbed in car and incredible vistas of islands just off shore.
Rockland, Camden and Boothbay Harbor are all right on Route 1 and are a Mecca for antique hunters, kayakers, golfers, birders, sailing and small town festivities; not to mention a great place to have a real lobstah dinnah.
Freeport is Maines outlet shopping heaven. L.L. Bean opened his shop here in Freeport...