Museums in Maine

The birthplace of this Gilded Age celebrity, opera singer, suffragette, and shipwreck survivor has been turned into a museum celebrating her fascinating life.

Inside the Bangor International Airport is a collection of military challenge coins.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.

One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.

Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine.

One of the country's best automotive museums and home to one of the first motor vehicles.

A showcase of geologic history is home to one of the largest collection of lunar meteorites on Earth.

Located in the historic home of a newspaper publisher, this museum is dedicated to the Freedom of Speech.

This museum explores the history of policing and is also home to a very popular taxidermied duck.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.