Museums and Gardens

Acadia National Park

Was the first national park in the U.S. whose land was donated entirely by private citizens.

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Bar Harbor Whale Museum:
Museum/Gallery, Bar Harbor

Islesford Historical Museum:
Islesford Historical Museum Bar Harbor Located on Little Cranberry Island in
Frenchman Bay, off the coast of Mount Desert Island. Exhibits on island life of early settlers.

The George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History:
The George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, investigates and interprets the natural world of Maine.

Bar Harbor Historical Society Museum:
Bar Harbor Historical Society Museum; Get upcoming events, schedule info, and more.

Acadia National Park Sieur de Monts Spring:
The wild Gardens of Acadia, the Abbe Museum which exhibits Native American Abnaki artifacts, the Park Nature Center and the covered spring itself are all located at Sieur de Monts Spring in Acadia National Park

Acadia Wild Gardens:
The Wild Gardens of Acadia in Acadia national Park, Maine, reflects typical
habitats as found on Mount Desert Island. More than 300 native species are found here.

Visit the Bar Harbor Abbe Museum:
Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor, ME: Find photos, descriptions, and more

Mount Desert Oceanarium:
Up-close with marine life; seal program; guided tour of a salt marsh. A working lobster hatchery: see mother lobsters, the hatchery process and baby lobsters. Charge.Four miles north of Acadia Park Entrance on Route 3