Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Named One of America’s Most Underrated Attractions
The Maine staple was named among the most underrated and underappreciated attractions in the country.
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Stasher compared 665 selected U.S. attractions using Tripadvisor ratings and an equally weighted online popularity score based on Wikipedia views and TikTok and Instagram post totals.
Attractions qualified as underrated if they had strong visitor ratings but relatively low online popularity, while highly popular attractions with ratings below 4 out of 5 were classified as overrated.
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens ranked fourth on the study’s list of underrated attractions, with an online popularity index of 30.9.
Its Tripadvisor rating of 4.9 out of 5 was the highest among the top 10 attractions on that list.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a public botanical garden in Boothbay, covering more than 300 acres of gardens and natural areas along Maine’s coast.
Visitors can explore plant displays, woodland and waterfront trails, a children’s garden and outdoor art installations.
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And there you have it! The gardens’ strong visitor rating compared with their relatively modest online popularity helped place them near the top of the study’s underrated list.
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