Guidebook for Kennebunk

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Guidebook for Kennebunk

Sightseeing

Renowned restaurants and shops. Stroll down Ocean Ave. to view the beautiful homes overlooking the Atlantic. Attend the lighting of the tree during Christmas Prelude.
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Dock Square
Dock Square
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Renowned restaurants and shops. Stroll down Ocean Ave. to view the beautiful homes overlooking the Atlantic. Attend the lighting of the tree during Christmas Prelude.
The Beautiful New England Town of Kennebunk can be your starting point to many nearby travel destinations.
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Kennebunk
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The Beautiful New England Town of Kennebunk can be your starting point to many nearby travel destinations.
Go fishing off the bridge on Western Road (Route 9) where it crosses the Mousam River or launch your kayak here.
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Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
321 Port Rd
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Go fishing off the bridge on Western Road (Route 9) where it crosses the Mousam River or launch your kayak here.
Hit the waves here with the other surfers.
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Gooch's Beach
Beach Avenue
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Hit the waves here with the other surfers.
The Bush Compound situated on Ocean Avenue overlooks the crashing waves of the Atlantic.
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Walkers Point
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The Bush Compound situated on Ocean Avenue overlooks the crashing waves of the Atlantic.
Beautiful stone church and grounds overlooking the Altantic
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St. Ann's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
167 Ocean Ave
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Beautiful stone church and grounds overlooking the Altantic

Arts & Culture

Book tickets for a musical performance at the Ogunquit Playhouse, home to many award winning productions.
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Ogunquit
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Book tickets for a musical performance at the Ogunquit Playhouse, home to many award winning productions.
Top musical entertainers perform in a beautifully renovated historic barn. Classy pre performance outdoor patio seating area and bar.
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Vinegar Hill Music Theatre
53 Old Post Rd
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Top musical entertainers perform in a beautifully renovated historic barn. Classy pre performance outdoor patio seating area and bar.
Take a 30 minute drive up to Portland and spend an afternoon touring the art exhibits which include Van Gogh then have dinner in one of Portland's many terrific restaurants (too many to list!).
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Portland Art Gallery
154 Middle St
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Take a 30 minute drive up to Portland and spend an afternoon touring the art exhibits which include Van Gogh then have dinner in one of Portland's many terrific restaurants (too many to list!).
Check for tickets to the Portland Symphony or musicians on tour.
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Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle St
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Check for tickets to the Portland Symphony or musicians on tour.
Get tickets for stage performances. Great venue.
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State Theater
609 Congress St
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Get tickets for stage performances. Great venue.

Food Scene

Popular breakfast locale.
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Maine Diner
2265 Post Rd
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Popular breakfast locale.
Have a lobster BLT for lunch as you sit out on the deck overlooking the Kennebunk River (check out the huge yachts moored there). One of my favorites!
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Arundel Wharf - Seafood - Cocktail Bar - Craft Beer
43 Ocean Ave
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Have a lobster BLT for lunch as you sit out on the deck overlooking the Kennebunk River (check out the huge yachts moored there). One of my favorites!
Have a pint (they brew their own but also have a good selection on tap), a bowl of chili and check out the game or listen to a local band.
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Federal Jack's
8 Western Ave
52 recommandé par les habitants
Have a pint (they brew their own but also have a good selection on tap), a bowl of chili and check out the game or listen to a local band.
Best lobster rolls around!
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The Clam Shack
2 Western Ave
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Best lobster rolls around!
Love oysters? Have a dozen here while sitting at the bar where the bartenders remember your name.
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Hurricane Restaurant
29 Dock Square
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Love oysters? Have a dozen here while sitting at the bar where the bartenders remember your name.
I love Mexican! This place has the atmosphere.
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Pedro's Mexican Restaurant
181 Port Rd
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I love Mexican! This place has the atmosphere.
Five star dinning in a beautiful resort area.
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Earth at Hidden Pond
354 Goose Rocks Rd
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Five star dinning in a beautiful resort area.
Great place for a casual, tasty meal.
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Alisson's Restaurant
11 Dock Square
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Great place for a casual, tasty meal.
Home grown fare in a subdued atmosphere, just around the corner on Main Street. (I saw Barbara Bush here once.)
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50 Local
50 Main St
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Home grown fare in a subdued atmosphere, just around the corner on Main Street. (I saw Barbara Bush here once.)
Craving a burger? Two minutes away. Great fish and chips too.
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Duffy's Tavern & Grill
4 Main St
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Craving a burger? Two minutes away. Great fish and chips too.
Really great food in a historic inn on Main St.
The Kennebunk Inn
45 Main St
Really great food in a historic inn on Main St.
After you pick up some late night snacks at Hannaford hang out here for dinner.
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Sebago Brewing Company Brewpub
211 Fore St
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After you pick up some late night snacks at Hannaford hang out here for dinner.
Whoa, you want great ice cream? Generous scoops!
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Rococo Ice Cream
8 Spring St
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Whoa, you want great ice cream? Generous scoops!
Wow, you can't leave this place without a shopping bag full of of breads and delicious baked treats!
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Boulangerie
5 Nasons Ct
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Wow, you can't leave this place without a shopping bag full of of breads and delicious baked treats!
Extremely popular for a great lobster dinner and deservedly so! Close to the Colony and Breakwater Inn.
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Mabels Lobster Claw
124 Ocean Ave
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Extremely popular for a great lobster dinner and deservedly so! Close to the Colony and Breakwater Inn.
Iconic turn of the century inn. Part of Kennebunkport's historic landscape. Check out the beautiful interior then have lunch or dinner outside at the pool side patio. During the summer catch a performance of Main Stage Shakespeare presented on the lawn overlooking the Atlantic (google it for the schedule, also presented at Lafayette Park in Kennebunk). You're definitely on vacation when you're relaxing here!
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The Colony Hotel
140 Ocean Ave
10 recommandé par les habitants
Iconic turn of the century inn. Part of Kennebunkport's historic landscape. Check out the beautiful interior then have lunch or dinner outside at the pool side patio. During the summer catch a performance of Main Stage Shakespeare presented on the lawn overlooking the Atlantic (google it for the schedule, also presented at Lafayette Park in Kennebunk). You're definitely on vacation when you're relaxing here!
Love this place! Sit at the barn, reserved table or out on the lawn overlooking the Kennebunk River and Atlantic. My favorite spot for watching the July 4 fireworks while relaxing with a cocktail.
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Stripers Waterside Restaurant
133 Ocean Ave
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Love this place! Sit at the barn, reserved table or out on the lawn overlooking the Kennebunk River and Atlantic. My favorite spot for watching the July 4 fireworks while relaxing with a cocktail.
I love to relax on the porch enjoying a plate of mussels and a glass of wine while listening to live music. Feels like you're relaxing at your own Victorian mansion overlooking the ocean (although the interior is more Miami Beach, cool bar). Stroll on the beautiful white sand beach after.
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The Tides Beach Club
930 Kings Hwy
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I love to relax on the porch enjoying a plate of mussels and a glass of wine while listening to live music. Feels like you're relaxing at your own Victorian mansion overlooking the ocean (although the interior is more Miami Beach, cool bar). Stroll on the beautiful white sand beach after.
Terrific wine bar (and cocktails!) Eat inside on one of two levels or sit out on the patio where local bands play. Great small plates. A local favorite.
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Old Vines Wine Bar
173 Port Rd
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Terrific wine bar (and cocktails!) Eat inside on one of two levels or sit out on the patio where local bands play. Great small plates. A local favorite.
This place is beautiful! Five star dining in a historic Victorian inn overlooking the Atlantic on Ocean Ave. near Walker's Point. Enjoy a cocktail on the porch while waiting for your table.
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Cape Arundel Inn and Resort
208 Ocean Ave
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This place is beautiful! Five star dining in a historic Victorian inn overlooking the Atlantic on Ocean Ave. near Walker's Point. Enjoy a cocktail on the porch while waiting for your table.
Classy dining spot in a boutique hotel. Recently remodeled.
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The Boathouse Waterfront Hotel
21 Ocean Ave
10 recommandé par les habitants
Classy dining spot in a boutique hotel. Recently remodeled.
Great place to hang out for a casual small plates lunch or dinner. Sit by the firepit and people watch over the street below or go inside and check out the games set up. Grab some brew on your way out.
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Batson River Tasting Room
12 Western Ave
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Great place to hang out for a casual small plates lunch or dinner. Sit by the firepit and people watch over the street below or go inside and check out the games set up. Grab some brew on your way out.
Romantic dinner spot with fabulous food. Great for a special night out.
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Joshua's
1637 Post Road
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Romantic dinner spot with fabulous food. Great for a special night out.

Entertainment & Activities

Ride your bike down to Western Ave. on your way to Dock Square (just 2 miles away) and stop here to browse the plantings and gift shop. Look for the dove house, peacocks and ponies.
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Snug Harbor Farm
87 Western Ave
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Ride your bike down to Western Ave. on your way to Dock Square (just 2 miles away) and stop here to browse the plantings and gift shop. Look for the dove house, peacocks and ponies.
Spend a fun afternoon riding a restored trolley through the backwoods of Kennebunkport, then pick up a train set for the grand kids.
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Seashore Trolley Museum
195 Log Cabin Rd
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Spend a fun afternoon riding a restored trolley through the backwoods of Kennebunkport, then pick up a train set for the grand kids.
Rent a bike or kayak for the afternoon.
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Coastal Maine Kayak and Bike
8 Western Ave
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Rent a bike or kayak for the afternoon.
Beside Hannafords on Portland Rd. Rent a bike for a few days.
Gorham Bike and Ski
2128 Portland Rd
Beside Hannafords on Portland Rd. Rent a bike for a few days.
Recently opened. Very attractively designed with a great restaurant, Crotux Kitchen, and bar.
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Garden Street Bowl
1 Garden St
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Recently opened. Very attractively designed with a great restaurant, Crotux Kitchen, and bar.
I just watch, but a great rainy day place to hang (!) out. For all ages.
Salt Pump Climbing Co.
36 Haigis Pkwy
I just watch, but a great rainy day place to hang (!) out. For all ages.
Craft fairs, pickle ball, ice skating. Always something happening in Kennebunk's own arena.
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The Waterhouse Center
55 Main St
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Craft fairs, pickle ball, ice skating. Always something happening in Kennebunk's own arena.

Essentials

Pick up some snacks.
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Hannaford Supermarket
295 Forest Ave
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Pick up some snacks.
Get stamps for your postcards here.
United States Postal Service
3 Post Office Square
Get stamps for your postcards here.
Out of vitamins or your favorite healthy treat?
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New Morning Natural Foods
3 York St
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Out of vitamins or your favorite healthy treat?

Everything Else

Relax beside the fireplace with a good book or periodical in the historic reading room. Add a few pieces to the puzzle.
Kennebunk Free Library
112 Main St
Relax beside the fireplace with a good book or periodical in the historic reading room. Add a few pieces to the puzzle.
Beautiful seaside town only 25 minutes south of Seaside Maine along Route 95.
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Portsmouth
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Beautiful seaside town only 25 minutes south of Seaside Maine along Route 95.
So much to do in Portland! Only 25 minutes north of Seaside Maine on Route 95.
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Portland
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So much to do in Portland! Only 25 minutes north of Seaside Maine on Route 95.

Shopping

Gorgeous sea glass jewelry. Take a piece of the ocean back with you.
Sea Glass Jewelry Studio
17 Dock Square
Gorgeous sea glass jewelry. Take a piece of the ocean back with you.
Beautiful hand crafted gifts made in the US.
Compliments
1 Dock Square
Beautiful hand crafted gifts made in the US.
Rent a surfboard and wetsuit here.
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Aquaholics Surf Shop
166 Port Rd
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Rent a surfboard and wetsuit here.
You could spend hours searching through multitudes of antique doors, mantles, lighting and hardware. Fascinating!
The Old House Parts Company
1 Trackside Dr
You could spend hours searching through multitudes of antique doors, mantles, lighting and hardware. Fascinating!
Original gifts and cards. Take a walk up Port Rd. from Cooper's Corner to check out all the stores you'd miss if you just tour Dock Square.
Morph Gallery & Emporium
155 Port Rd
Original gifts and cards. Take a walk up Port Rd. from Cooper's Corner to check out all the stores you'd miss if you just tour Dock Square.
Spend a day scouting great finds in the Kittery brand name stores.
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Kittery Outlet Center
340 US-1
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Spend a day scouting great finds in the Kittery brand name stores.