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Interactive exhibits span four floors, and special programming is offered daily. Features and exhibits include Toddle Park, Tide Pool Touch Tank, a rock climbing wall, the Space Shuttle, and the Music Garden. Programs change frequently. Fun for all ages, best for children younger than 12.Cost: $6; under age 1, free

Interactive exhibits span four floors, and special programming is offered daily. Features and exhibits include Toddle Park, Tide Pool Touch Tank, a rock climbing wall, the Space Shuttle, and the Music Garden. Programs change frequently. Fun for all ages, best for children younger than 12.Cost: $6; under age 1, free

The museum's collection of more than 15,000 objects is housed in three historic buildings showcasing three centuries of art and architecture. Displaying work by Winslow Homer, Marsden Hartley, Rockwell Kent, Louise Nevelson, and Andrew and N.C. Wyeth, as well as European masters Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Pierre-August Renoir, and Pablo Picasso. Cost: Adults, $10; seniors and students, $8; youth age 6 to 17, $4; free admission Friday, 5-9 p.m.

The Shaker Museum is located in the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, the last active Shaker community. The museum offers exhibits, tours, workshops, crafts demonstrations, and special events. Cost: Admission is free. Tour fees are adults, $6.50; children under age 12, $2.

This historic home doubles as a museum and headquarters for the Maine historical society. This was the home of three generations of one remarkable family that made significant contributions to the political, literary, and cultural life of New England and the United States. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), grew up in the house and went on to become one of the most famous men of his time. The gallery of exhibits focuses on the state's history in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cost: Adults, $7; seniors and students, $6; children, $3.

This historic home doubles as a museum and headquarters for the Maine historical society. This was the home of three generations of one remarkable family that made significant contributions to the political, literary, and cultural life of New England and the United States. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), grew up in the house and went on to become one of the most famous men of his time. The gallery of exhibits focuses on the state's history in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cost: Adults, $7; seniors and students, $6; children, $3.