This is an excellent museum which highlights Bath's proud history of shipbuilding in Maine…read more Although the admission fee is high ($20 or $22), it helps to support the volunteers and activities of the museum. We only had 2 hours available, so we focused largely on the exhibits. The museum includes various buildings which highlight different aspect of shipbuilding from caulking, blacksmithing, and building skiffs (modern day boats used to travel on Maine's coastal waterways). We loved the exhibit on lobstering in Maine - with superb displays that showed why Maine's lobsters are prized worldwide (they have the best claw meat), and a colorful display of buoys and traps. Talking with volunteers about the art of woodcarving and building skiffs was very interesting. It was cool to see the flagpoles (representing the Wyoming schooner) and Bath Iron Works in the distance (a current shipyard for the U.S. Navy). Since we only had 2 hours available from 10am-12pm, we could not join the afternoon lighthouse cruises (which looked like fun). Overall, we enjoyed our visit to the Maine Maritime Museum! You'll learn a lot about Bath's proud history of shipbuilding and the tradition of lobstering in Maine.

The Maine Maritime Museum is not only an excellent museum for highlighting the area's substantial…read morecontribution to maritime history, but their events are always first class. I have done cruises, taken classes, and attended dinners here, and each experience was such a treat! I know that I will NEVER again watch fireworks from shore when it was so much better to watch them from the water. I highly recommend becoming a Museum member, not just for the event discounts, but just to have access to the beautiful grounds. I have whiled away more than one afternoon, watching the beautiful Kennebec River and all the wildlife from the grassy shore. This Museum is so much more than a museum; it's a celebration of Bath's relationship with the sea. If I could give this more than 5 stars, I would!

My dad is an alumni here so I just had to check the campus out while I was in the area. The museum…read moreis free and much larger than I had anticipated it to be. There were two levels and a multitude of rooms to appreciate the pieces of art up close and personal since there weren't many barriers establishing boundaries. This definitely added to the experience and I am curious how often they change out the pieces. Would come again and recommend others to check them out!

We visited this museum on a drizzly day while staying nearby at The Brunswick Hotel. The current…read moreexhibit was Mina Loy - strangeness is inevitable. The exhibit was well done and highly informative. We found the regular collections including the murals in the Walker Art Building, formerly the lobby, and wooden masks once worn by individuals in New Ireland, an island in Papua New Guinea, at funerals and other cultural events to be equally enjoyable. Employees were just setting up a pair of new exhibits on the day of our visit so we did not get the opportunity to explore the entire museum as we will on an upcoming visit. There is no admission fee though donations are gratefully accepted.

Fantastic spot for respite from the sun, and explore the expeditions, art, and culture of the…read morepeople living in the Arctic! Highly recommend!

First time to the new building. Exhibit is much smaller than in the old building and has as much…read moreart as historical exhibits. Apologized to our company from out of town who have been to the Arctic several times.

We spent a night in Boothbay and arrived earlier than we could check in, so brought our 3 kids to…read morethe aquarium. For the size of the aquarium, we were really pleased. It is just one room plus a second room with some activities. The staff was really knowledgeable and gave a great informational talk about lobsters. The touch tank was pretty cool and there were some cool interactive exhibits our kids enjoyed. The second room was a bit sparse but had some coloring activities that we enjoyed. Being right on the water, we took extra time to have lunch at a picnic table and enjoy the view.

Not an aquarium. I've seen more fish in my dentist's office…read more This was WAY better prior to its "renovation". There are 4 tanks of fish and a "touch tank." There is a "learning lab" with some shark things and crafts. This will entertain your kids (age 6 and under) for an hour at most. Not worth it for adults or anyone who has grown up on a coast. VERY small parking lot. Very disappointed

This is a wonderful gem in the Brunswick-Topsham region. The society owns the Joshua Chamberlain…read morehouse as well as the Skolfield Whittier house. The combined collection holds vast resources regarding Maine's Civil War hero as well as a comprehensive history of Brunswick and the surrounding area. Well worth a visit!!

From the owner: Organized in 1888, Pejepscot Historical Society is the fourth oldest historical society in Maine…read more We own three museums: the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum (226 Maine Street), the Skolfield-Whittier House (at this property), and the PHS Museum and Research Center (at this property). The two house museums offer guided tours starting Memorial Day weekend and continuing through Columbus Day weekend (Skolfield) and Veterans Day weekend (Chamberlain). The PHS Museum and Research Center has rotating exhibits, and research archives, and is open 10AM-4PM, Tues-Sat from Memorial Day weekend through Columbus Day weekend, and 10AM-4PM, Wed-Fri during the rest of the year.

I've been meaning to stop by for a while now. Today was Customer Appreciation Day so I had no…read moreexcuse. I'm new to stained glass and have only completed three projects at this point. I absolutely love it though. This studio is beautiful. I came in through the downstairs so was able to see the work area - lots of people, creating lots of beautiful things. So many gorgeous, finished pieces hanging upstairs. Wow!! I picked up half a dozen pieces of glass - you know, the stuff I "needed" even though I hadn't realized it. Nice collection of everything stained glass. Even if I don't book seat time in the work area, I will most definitely be back for supplies.

The location was very cool and the people there were so helpful. We bought a beautiful piece and…read morethey packaged it for travel and held it until we came back through on our trip. Wonderful place and people.

The Cryptozoology Museum in Portland is a fun and very weird place to visit. It is full of neat…read moreexhibits about hidden animals like Bigfoot and the Yeti. The museum is small, but every single room is packed with strange models, footprints, and cool toys. It is a great stop if you like fun mysteries and want to see something totally different.

The International Cryptozoology Museum is a museum that opened in Portland, Maine in 2003. It was…read morefounded by cryptozoologist, author and TV personality Loren Coleman. Although he has a background in social work, Coleman has had a passion for cryptozoology (the study of animals whose existence is unproven: aka cryptids) for several decades. Originally from Virginia, he relocated to Maine in 1980 and wrote a number of articles and books on cryptozoology. In 2003, Coleman opened the museum in the first floor of his home. As his collection of cryptid artifacts grew, so did his need to find a larger museum space. The museum moved a number of times before it ended up in its current location in Portland's Thompson Point in 2020. There are plans to move the museum to an even larger space in Bangor in 2026. My extended family and I visited the museum this past summer while we were vacationing in Maine. I've wanted to visit it for several years. I'm very familiar with Coleman's work from his books and TV appearances on documentaries on A&E or the History Channel. The museum is loaded with an absurd amount of artifacts all related to cryptozoology. I would say that a majority of the artifacts are dedicated to Bigfoot (Sasquatch), the Abominable Snowman (Yeti) and other legendary ape-like hominids. There were plenty of sculptures, footprint castings, and other various artifacts. The highlight for me was the 8.5-foot-tall Crookston Bigfoot sculpture made by taxidermist Curtis Christensen. There are also artifacts dedicated to cryptids such as Lake Monsters (Loch Ness Monster, Champ, Ogopogo, Cadborosaurus), Swamp Monsters, the Feejee Mermaid, the Montauk Monster, the Mothman, the Dover Demon, the Jersey Devil, the Beast of Bray Road, and others too numerous to mention. We all really enjoyed exploring the museum and we highly recommend it to anyone who's interesting in all things strange and unusual.

This place was awesome. Would hit it again. End of day hardly anyone to fill up the tour so you…read moreget a nice personal tour. Our group only had 3 people in it. So much info on this Civil War general. Close to Boidin College to complete you Chamberlain experience. Inexpensive museum fee.

As a history lover, this was a dream come true! Troy Ancona took me on a tour, it is so worth it to…read morehave a docent. Learned so much as we walked through the house which is now a Museum. We also were allowed to record a podcast for my podcast in the Library of General Chamberlain's home, what a treat! This is a must if your into history!

I was impressed with the collection here. I expected to see a lot of New England art, which we…read moredid, but they also had a nice collection of European art as well. The Winslow Homer exhibit was really interesting too. I'd highly recommend!

Great place to be for the art lovers as well as art novices like me. Good collection of paintings,…read moresculptures and photos which makes it really diverse and makes you travel across so many different eras. The descriptions to the items are well written and well conveys the story and the message behind the display. It spans four floors (it has elevator) but the third and fourth ones won't take that much time. There is a nice cafe underground which has snacks as well. Note that you aren't allowed to take food/beverages upstairs. There were a few displays around the cafe too. Staff was nice and friendly. Definitely recommended.

We came to see the trolls! We made a night away of coming to the Botanical Gardens to see five of…read moreThomas Dambo's troll installations and stayed to appreciate everything else. The Trolls: there are 5 trolls on an easy path on the outskirts of the Gardens. If all you want to do is see the trolls, an able bodied person could manage in about an hour. If you're slower or need assistance, it would take longer. There is a shuttle for those who want/need it to get down to the trolls farther out. There's a ton more to do than just see the trolls though. Everything else: There's a bunch of stops throughout the Gardens that kept our 3 kids (8, 11, 12) occupied. We spent a lot of time building fairy gardens, enjoying the view at the dock, and we walked out to the Guardian of the Seeds installation. The grounds themselves are meticulously maintained and it would be beautiful to walk around any day.

We loved visiting this garden and were delighted that we could use our AHS reciprocal membership…read morehere. The trolls were certainly the highlight, enormous in scale and wonderfully set up as a scavenger hunt activity for both adults and the kids. The children's field guide was also an excellent way to keep the littles excited and searching. We loved all the wooded paths and thoughtful and well curated immersive areas from the sensory garden to the area with music inspired by the local outdoors. The children's garden is also well put together, themed after local books and with an interactive activity each, which was such a neat idea. We only wished that the maps were a bit clearer (ie they differed even better the children's map and the main one, one did not list names of the trolls, etc). We spent 2.5 hours here on our way between Bar Harbor and Portland and wished we had more time and lived closer!