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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

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

Lubec, Maine

McCurdy Smokehouse

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

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Welshpool, New Brunswick

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

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

Eastport, Maine

Old Sow Whirlpool

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

4 miles from Lubec

Perry, Maine

The Oldest 45th Parallel Marker in the U.S.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

11 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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