Things to do and see

Magnificent Acadia National Park, where the mountains meet the sea, offers about 55 miles of the Rockefeller carriage roads, and 160 miles of hiking trails. During the spring, summer and fall, some of the many suggested activities might be hiking, biking, kayaking, whale watching, visiting interesting museums, sailing, canoeing, fishing, boutiquing, antiquing and touring.

If you are an explorer, we suggest you spend at least a week. Day trips can easily be taken to Blue Hill, Castine, Camden, Deer Isle, Schoodic Peninsula and Campabello Island, FDR's summer home.

These are a few of the many things to do and see...

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Acadia National Park Atlantic Climbing School
Coastal Kayaking Tours Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop
National Park Sea Kayak Tours Acadia Bike Rentals
Maine State Sea Kayak Kebo Valley Golf Course
Acadia Mountain Guides

Boat Cruises
Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co. The Cat
Margaret Todd Great Harbor Tours
Daysail Annie McGee Rachel B. Jackson
Lulu Lobster Boat Ride Dive-In Theater
Bar Harbor Ferry Bar Harbor Fishing Trips
Sea Princess Cruises

Shopping, Crafts & Antiques
Christmas Spirit Shop Big Chicken Barn
Eden Rising Antique Wicker E L Higgins
Cool As A Moose Houston - Brooks Auctioneers
Window Panes

Dining

In the Bar Harbor area there are nearly 100 restaurants.
   Here is a sampling:
Stewman’s Lobster Pound Fiddler’s Green
Rupununi Café 2
West Street Café Carlos Ristorante
Fish House Grill at Harbor Place Deckhouse
Galyn’s Restaurant & Galley Lounge Red Sky
Geddy’s Seafood Ketch
Havana Mache Bistro
Lompoc Cafe Parkside
Café This Way Poor Boys Gourmet
McKay’s Public House 151 Main Street
Cottage Street Bakery Jordan Pond House

Attractions
Lumberjack Show Acadia Zoo
Pirates Cove Oli’s Trolley

Museums & Historical Societies
The Seal Cove Auto Museum The Dorr Museum of Natural History
ABBE MUSEUM Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Mount Desert Oceanarium Wendell Gilley Museum
Woodlawn Museum
Bar Harbor Historical Society Museum

Galleries
Pretty Marsh Gallery Alone Moose Fine Crafts
Leapin Lizard Gallery Island Artisians
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Biology Through the Lens
January 27 - March 10 in Bar Harbor
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Introducing Fifty-Two Strings
February 26 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in Bar Harbor
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National Park Week
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Jesup Memorial Library 41st Annual Book Sale
August 21 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in Bar Harbor
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Physical Address:
144 Old Bar Harbor Road
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 723
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Phone:
Toll Free: 1-877-498-8568
In Maine: 207-288-4571

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