The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lubec

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lubec, Maine

Updated June 18, 2018

Unusual Attractions in Lubec

Lubec, Maine

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

Portions of the Smokehouse Complex are now a museum.

Lubec, Maine

McCurdy Smokehouse

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

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Campobello Island

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

1 mile from Lubec

The Roosevelt’s 34-room cottage is open to visitors.

Campobello, New Brunswick

Roosevelt Campobello International Park

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

2 miles from Lubec

Eastport, Maine

Small Town X Fisherman Statue

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

3 miles from Lubec

Raye’s Mustard is a mainstay in the easternmost city in the U.S.

Eastport, Maine

Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum

See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.

3 miles from Lubec

Eastport, Maine

Old Sow Whirlpool

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

4 miles from Lubec

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Lubec

Lubec, Maine

McCurdy Smokehouse

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lubec

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lubec, Maine

Updated June 18, 2018

Unusual Attractions in Lubec

Lubec, Maine

West Quoddy Head Lighthouse

Lubec, Maine

McCurdy Smokehouse

Welshpool, New Brunswick

Campobello Island

Campobello, New Brunswick

Roosevelt Campobello International Park

Eastport, Maine

Small Town X Fisherman Statue

Eastport, Maine

Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum

Eastport, Maine

Old Sow Whirlpool

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Lubec

Lubec, Maine

McCurdy Smokehouse

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