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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cushing, Maine

Updated October 10, 2025
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Olson House

Cushing, Maine

Olson House

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.
Sprawling cast of wooden figures across a 90-acre estate.

Cushing, Maine

Langlais Sculpture Preserve

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

Cushing, Maine

Langlais Art Preserve

The life’s work of a sculptor preserved in the Maine woods.
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Long Cove Quarry

St George, Maine

Long Cove Quarry

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.
3 miles from Cushing
“Neptune’s Ride.”

Thomaston, Maine

Maine State Prison Showroom

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.
5 miles from Cushing
Forest Gump ran past this particular lighthouse.

Port Clyde, Maine

Marshall Point Lighthouse

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.
6 miles from Cushing
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Waldoboro, Maine

Fawcett's Antique Toy and Art Museum

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
7 miles from Cushing
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