A Maine destination was named among the best places to travel worldwide in August

A five-day lobster festival that draws tens of thousands of visitors makes Rockland, Maine one of the best getaways on the planet in August, according to Afar.

The publication released a list of the 10 best places to travel in August and included the coastal hot spot among its picks.

Here’s what the Afar wrote, in part, about Rockland:

For five days, Rockland becomes a crustacean celebration with the Maine Lobster Festival (this year, from July 31 to August 4), with more than 70,000 visitors to gorge on freshly caught, fresh-cooking lobster overlooking Penobscot Bay: Take your pick between turnovers, rolls, salad, bisques, deep fried dumplings, and more.

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A festival highlight is the Great Crate Race, where contestants race across a string of floating lobster crates, wrote the publication. As for where to stay, Afar recommended 250 Main Hotel, a boutique hotel on Rockland Harbor that’s walking distance from the festivities.

Other destinations on the worldwide list include Edinburgh, Scotland; Nova Scotia, Canada; and Cork, Ireland.

Check out Afar‘s list of 10 best places to travel in August.

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