Travelers young and old will find plenty of activities in Bar Harbor, Maine. Bar Harbor is home to Acadia National Park, which offers scenic camping and hiking along the coast of Maine. There's plenty to do for lovers of nature and the arts.
Bar Harbor was a playland for painters of America's Hudson Valley school. While most of the grand hotels built for tourists of this era burned down in a 1947 fire, a few remaining houses from that time serve as inns and bed and breakfasts. Walk the streets of Bar Harbor and imagine what the old days were like.
Use Bar Harbor as the gateway to your wintry getaway. Snowmobiling and cross country skiing are both allowed in Acadia National Park. Skis can be rented in nearby Bangor or Orono; as of 2009, there are no snowmobile rental shops near Bar Harbor.
Bar Harbor and Acadia are perfect for hiking, biking, golf, kayaking, whale watching and other outdoor activities. Bar Harbor Info lists resources for these activities and more summer sports. If your family enjoys the whale watch, the Bar Harbor Whale Museum, Maine's only museum focused on whales, is free and located downtown.
Learn about the habitat of lobsters and interact with mother and baby lobsters at the Maine Lobster Museum. With a great coastal salt marsh typical of New England, the Lobster Museum and Oceanarium are open mid-May to October.
Visit the art deco relic Criterion Theatre, located in downtown Bar Harbor. The Criterion offers opera, movies and music events.
Catch a traditional lobster bake at Stewman's Lobster Pound and save room for some Maine blueberry pie. Bar Harbor Lobster Bakes offers group lobster bakes. Have a drink or more casual meal at Geddy's.
