The bus boards at the end of the Bar Harbor Inn driveway. Take a narrated tour of Acadia National Park. The bus departs Newport Drive daily at 10 am and 2 pm rain or shine for a 2½ hour tour. Tickets can be purchased at Testa’s Restaurant, 53 Main St. in Bar Harbor. (Seasonal)
119 Eden Street (Atlantic Oceanside Hotel), Bar Harbor
4-Hour Family Friendly Fishing Trip on the Islander Boat.
Fish for Cod, Harbor Pollock and Mackerel with jigs on light tackle making kids and adults alike feel like champion anglers! (Seasonal)
Downeast Windjammer Cruises – (207) 288-4585
Enjoy a relaxing sail around Frenchman Bay aboard the beautiful Margaret Todd, a 151’, 4- Masted schooner leaving from the end of the Bar Harbor Inn pier three times daily. The 2 hour sail departs at 10am, 2pm, & the third sunset sail time varies depending on the time of the season. Tickets can be purchased at the Bar Harbor Inn front desk or at the ticket booth on the pier. (Seasonal)
Atlantic Brewing Co – (207) 288-2337
15 Knox Rd, Bar Harbor
52 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor (Downtown Location)
See how Bar Harbor’s #1 local beers, wines and sodas are produced. Free tastings from 10 am to 5 pm everyday. Free tours at 2, 3 and 4 pm. All hours are “in season”. On site gift shop and tasting room plus the Mainly Meat BBQ. (Seasonal)
Bar Harbor Ghost Tours – (207) 404-4113
www.barharborghosttours.com
Join a costumed guide for Bar Harbor’s original ghost tour as you explore haunted places and hear Wabanaki Indian spirit tales! Reservations required. (Seasonal)
Sieur De Monts Spring Nature Center & Wild Gardens – (207) 288-3338
Park Loop Rd. in Acadia National Park Learn about conservation and climate change with Park Rangers. See native plants in the Wild Gardens of Acadia. (Seasonal)
Rainy Day & Museums
Abbe Museum – (207) 288-3519
26 Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor
Maine’s Indian Heritage. Discover the story of the first people of Maine through exhibits and programs that span 10,000 years of history, art and archeology.
Learn about the Native people of Maine today and enjoy their songs, stories and art, as well as the beautiful baskets they are renown for. (Open all year)
George B. Dorr Museum – (207) 288-5395
Natural History 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor
The Museum of Natural History at the College of the Atlantic investigates, interprets, and displays the natural world of Maine. (Open all year)
Bar Harbor Historical – (207) 288-0000
Society 33,Ledge Lawn Ave, Bar Harbor
Founded in 1946, the society oversees collections and exhibits that include photographs, paintings, and clothing from the Gilded Age. Open 1-4 pm. Closed weekends and holidays.
Seal Cove Auto Museum – (207) 244-9242
1414 Tremont Rd, Tremont
A superb collections of early brass era cars from 1895 to 1917. 50 antique cars, motorcycles and bicycles. (Seasonal)
Wendell Gilley Museum – (207) 244-7555
4 Herrick Rd, Southwest Harbor
Where people, art, and nature connect, inspired by a plumber who became a world renowned bird-carver. (Seasonal)
Great Harbor Maritime Museum – (207) 276-5262
124 Main St, Northeast Harbor
Celebrates the local maritime history of the greater Mount Desert Island region. Educational activities through “Learn to Look/Look to Learn” (Seasonal)
Somesville Museum & Gardens – (207) 244-5043
Main St & Oak Hill Rd, Somesville
The heart of MDI’s history: Selectman’s building & bridge are among the most photographed sites in Maine. The Heirloom Garden showcases 19th and early 20th century plants. (Seasonal)
Kid Friendly
Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf – (207) 288-2133
368 State Highway 3, Bar Harbor (10 minute drive from the Bar Harbor Inn). (10 minute drive)
Hours: 9am-10:30pm
Enter the world of 18th century pirates–carousing buccaneers, an authentic, full-scale pirate ship, and lavish landscaping. Putt your way through mountain caves, over footbridges and under cascading waterfalls! (Seasonal)
The Great Maine Lumberjack Show – (207) 667-0067
127 Bar Harbor Rd, Trenton
Shows Nightly @ 7pm
Logging Sports Entertainment at it’s finest.
Axe throwing. Log Rolling. Underhand Chopping. Power Hot Sawing. Obstacle Pole Relay. Crosscut Sawing. Pole Climbing… And More! (Seasonal)
Wild Acadia Fun Park & Waterslides – (207) 667-3573
233 Bar Harbor Rd, Trenton
Experience the Bar Harbor region’s best Fun Park and Water Slides! PLUS the only aerial park and ropes course for 100 miles! Mini golf, go karts and trampolines add to a fun filled day for families. (Seasonal)
Dive-In Theater Boat Cruise – 288-DIVE-3483
105 Eden St, Bar Harbor, departs from the pier at College of the Atlantic
A two- or two-and-a-half-hour scenic boat ride out into Frenchman Bay, where Diver Ed & his sidekick “Mini Ed” dive down to the ocean floor with specially equipped video and sound equipment, allowing you to see and hear the ocean floor in real time from the comfort of the deck.
119 Eden Street (Atlantic Oceanside Hotel), Bar Harbor
4-Hour Family Friendly Fishing Trip on the Islander Boat.
Fish for Cod, Harbor Pollock and Mackerel with jigs on light tackle making kids and adults alike feel like champion anglers! (Seasonal)
Lulu Lobster Boat Ride – (207) 963-2341
10am, 1pm, 3:30pm, 6pm
The only lobster boat tour in Bar Harbor hosted on a traditional Downeast-style lobster boat. Lulu’s two-hour tour offers the most exclusive, personal and unique cruise in Bar Harbor. (Seasonal)
Lobsta’ Fishing & Seal Watching on The Miss Samantha
Watch the crew haul lobster traps from the ocean floor as the captain explains how a Maine lobster trap works. During the second half of the cruise, the lobster gear will and then head off to a small island to look at harbor seals basking on the rocks or swimming in the nearby water.
Acadia Repertory Theatre – (207) 244-7260
1154 Main St, Mt Desert
Since 1973, the Acadia Repertory Theatre has made its home in the rustic Masonic Hall in Somesville, on Mt. Desert Island. Live, Professional Theatre in Mount Desert, Maine. The summer season begins in late June and runs until the Labor Day weekend, offering a 4 play summer subscription series.
Children’s Theatre Program
General admission only – Tickets go on sale at 10 AM the day of each performance
Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School – 888-232-9559
Contact Acadia Mountain Climbing School for various locations around Acadia National Park and pricing.
Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School is the preeminent leader in climbing instruction and guiding in Acadia and across Maine. We specialize in designing customized experiences or training for you, your family or your group. Maine’s foremost climbing school and one of the most respected leaders of climbing instruction and guide education in the United States. Our strength is in designing unique and personalized experiences for individuals, families and small groups. Join us for a climb!
