Why Ogunquit, Maine, Is One Of The East Coast's Best Vacation Spots
By Lisa Curran Matte
VACATIONS
Ogunquit, Maine, is a picture-perfect town on the southern coast of Maine about an hour and a half north of Boston and boasts a nostalgic, quintessential New England appeal.
Lobster buoys and fishing nets hang from weathered fences in the seaside village of Perkins Cove — one of Ogunquit's main shopping and dining districts.
Perkins Cove is also the starting point of Marginal Way, a scenic 1.25-mile waterfront trail connecting Perkins Cove to Ogunquit Village with fragrant plants and rocky cliffs.
Ogunquit's main drag is jam-packed with art galleries, which is particularly appropriate since the coastal haven reigned as a top artists' colony for most of the 20th century.
Ogunquit Playhouse stages a full calendar of performances. The Ogunquit Museum of American Art also features a three-acre sculpture garden on a cliff overlooking the coast.