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Capital & Foothills

State history, industrial communities and university arts offer three western-central bases.

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Capital & Foothills, a little closer.

State history, industrial communities and university arts offer three western-central bases. Confirm each venue and the actual route between stops.

Kennebec CountyYork CountySagadahoc CountyOxford CountyAroostook CountyAndroscoggin CountyLincoln CountyCumberland CountyWashington CountyPenobscot CountySomerset CountyHancock CountyKnox CountyFranklin CountyPiscataquis CountyWaldo CountyAugusta1. Augusta →Lewiston2. Lewiston →Farmington3. Farmington →

Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Maine FIPS 23, all sixteen counties. Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. These six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings, not Maine’s official tourism regions. Featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.

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