Built in 1770, this tavern was a rendezvous point for local patriots during the American Revolution. Exhibits focus on the history of the area through the 18th and 19th centuries. The Tavern is a fine example of the design and technology of the time and is furnished much as it was it was when America was in its infancy.

Cole Land Transportation Museum
405 Perry Road
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: 207-990-3600

Open: May 1-November 11, daily, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

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Exhibits feature antique vehicles, including a display of military cars and trucks. There is also a covered bridge on the premises. Cost: Adults, $6; seniors age 62 and older, $4; children under age 19, free

George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: 207-288-5395

Open: Mid-June through Labor Day; Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Labor Day through mid-June, by appointment

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The museum investigates, interprets and displays the natural world of Maine. The museum showcases dioramas that portray native species in natural and human-altered environments. The museum is housed in the original headquarters of Acadia National Park. Cost: Adults, $3.50; seniors, $2.50; teens, $1.50; children over age 3, $1.

Hudson Museum and Palmer Gallery at the University of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts
Orono, ME 04469
Phone: 207-581-1901

Open: Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Saturday, 9a.m. – 3 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., closed Mondays and holidays

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The museum's permanent collections include pre-Hispanic Mexican and Central American materials and materials from the Native American cultures of the Northwest Coast, the Plains, the Southwest, the local Penobscot, South America and the Arctic, as well as artifacts from Oceania, Asia, and Africa. Museum offers guided tours, story hours, and films, and a Just for Kids program. Cost: Free.

Maine Forest and Logging Museum
Government Road
Bradley, ME 04411
Phone: 207-581-2871

Open: Grounds open year-round; special events held in summer

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The museum is dedicated to keeping alive the forest history of long ago for the present day citizens of Maine. The centerpiece of the museum is Leonard's Mills, a reconstructed logging and mill community of the 1790s. Programs feature volunteers in period dress demonstrating traditional skills and crafts. Events include living history days and summer programs. Group tours can be scheduled. Cost: Fee charged only for special events.

The Abbe Museum at Sieur de Monts Spring
Off Route 3 in Acadia National Park
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: 207-288-3519

Open: May 25-October16, daily, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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The Abbe offers innovative exhibitions and programs on Maine’s Native American heritage. In recent years, the Abbe has grown from a small but lovely trailside museum to an exciting contemporary museum in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor. From spring through fall, the Abbe’s historic trailside museum at Sieur de Monts Spring continues to offer visitors a step back in time to early 20th century presentations of the Native American archaeology of Maine. Cost: Adults, $2; children age 6-15, $1; free to Native Americans; Includes $2 off admission at the Abbe downtown

The Abbe Museum downtown
26 Mount Desert Street (Route 3)
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: 207-288-3519

Open: Open May 25-November 18, daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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The Abbe offers innovative exhibitions and programs on Maine’s Native American heritage. In recent years, the Abbe has grown from a small but lovely trailside museum to an exciting contemporary museum in the heart of downtown Bar Harbor. At the Abbe’s new downtown museum, visitors find dynamic and stimulating exhibitions and activities interspersed with spaces for quiet reflection. The history and cultures of Maine’s Native people, the Wabanaki, are showcased through changing exhibitions, special events, teacher workshops, archaeology field schools and craft workshops for children and adults. Cost: Adults, $6; children ages 6-15, $2; free to Native Americans; includes admission to both museum locations

The Barracks Museum
Washington Street
Eastport, ME 04631
Phone: 207-853-6630

Open: Late June-September, Tuesday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m.

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Eastport was a prominent town during the Colonial era, and an overview of the town's history since then is chronicled at this museum.

Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving
4 Herrick Road
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
Phone: 207-244-7555

Open: June through October, Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; closed Monday and July 4; May, November, and December 1-17, Friday- Sunday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; January- April, closed to non-members

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Founded in 1981, the museum is the major showcase for the work of world-renowned bird carver Wendell Gilley, a Southwest Harbor native who was one of the two or three recognized pioneers of this indigenous American art form. Cost: Adults, $5; children age 5-12, $2.

Wilson Museum Complex
120 Perkins Street
Castine, ME
Phone: 207-326-9247

Open: May 27-September 30, daily, 2-5 p.m.

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Museum consists of the Wilson Museum, with rocks and minerals, prehistoric artifacts from North and South America, dioramas of early human periods, early weapons and firearms, ship models, 19th-century carpenters tools, farm and household equipment, reconstructed 1805 kitchen and Victorian parlor, archival material related to Castine history; the John Perkins House; Blacksmith Shop; and Hearse House. Admission is free, except for the John Perkins House, where there are guided tours.