Things to do in Kennebunk, Maine.

Three of Maine's best public beaches — Mother's, Middle, and Gooch's — sit shoulder to shoulder along Beach Avenue. The Eastern Trail runs through town for cyclists; the Mousam and Kennebunk Rivers are tidal kayaking; Walker's Point and Parsons Beach round out the coast.

Kennebunk and neighboring Kennebunkport are the postcard Maine you imagined before you ever visited. Sea-captain mansions, white-steeple churches, working lobster boats in the harbor, and three of the best public beaches in the state — Mother's, Middle, and Gooch's — all within walking distance of the village.