JeffFromNH t1_j965kqi wrote on February 19, 2023 at 3:35 PM

Not Rhode Island, but if you are roadtripping through Maine, check out the Eartha Globe in Yarmouth, ME. It's not far from LL Bean.

It used to be a Delorme Atlas and Map store, which closed. But as far as I can tell, it's still open to the public.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eartha

the_falconator t1_j9725zp wrote on February 19, 2023 at 7:21 PM

This is the answer. Although I'm sad to just be hearing now that Delorme is no more.

degggendorf t1_j9a3epb wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:19 PM

Yeah public allowed at least when I went pre-covid. Had driven past it a million times on road trips to visit my grandparents in Maine, finally actually stopped to visit a few years ago. There was a security guard, but we just told him we wanted to check out the glove and he showed us to the elevator for the best view.

JeffFromNH t1_j9a5iem wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:42 PM

Nice. I've never seen it from above. But I was lucky to visit when the store was there. I don't use them to navigate in my car anymore, but I still have several Delorme atlases.

JeffFromNH t1_j9a5sq4 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:45 PM

I believe that there is a Maine rest stop nearby. So you can visit both in one exit. I love a good rest stop on a long road trip.