Travel Guide of Bar Harbor in United States by Influencers and Travelers

Bar Harbor is a town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 5,235.

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1 - Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park is an American national park located in the state of Maine, southwest of Bar Harbor. The park preserves about half of Mount Desert Island, many adjacent smaller islands, and part of the Schoodic Peninsula on the coast of Maine.

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2 - Cadillac Mountain

Cadillac Mountain is located on Mount Desert Island, within Acadia National Park, in the U.S. state of Maine. With an elevation of 1,530 feet, its summit is the highest point in Hancock County and the highest within 25 miles of the Atlantic shoreline of the North American continent between the Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia, and peaks in Mexico.

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3 - Bike Rentals in Bar Harbor

We rent ebikes for use on the carriage roads within Acadia National Park. We meet you at the Hull's Cove Visitor Center parking lot at the listed start time. This location gives you direct access to the carriage roads.

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4 - Frenchman Bay

Frenchman Bay is a bay in Hancock County, Maine, named for Samuel de Champlain, the French explorer who visited the area in 1604. Frenchman Bay may have been the location of the Jesuit St. Sauveur mission, established in 1613.

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5 - Abbe Museum

The Abbe Museum is a museum with two locations in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Mount Desert Island. The museum is dedicated to exploring the history and culture of Maine's Native people, the Wabanaki.

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6 - Shore Excursions in Bar Harbor

A local guide will show you all of the highlights of Acadia National Park plus the famous Somes Sound and Asticou Gardens! We will pick you up and we’ll drive along the stunning 27-mile long Park Loop Road up to the summit of Cadillac Mountain, the highest peak on the eastern seaboard. From Cadillac you can see spectacular views of Bar Harbor and the surrounding islands. See all of the famous sites on the Park Loop Road, including Cadillac Mountain, Rockefeller’s stone bridges & Carriage House, Otter Cliffs, Thunder Hole, and Sieur du Monts Gardens and Nature Center. See Sand Beach surrounded by the famous pink granite coastline. We will continue out of the park to see the summer colony of Northeast Harbor and stroll through the famous Asticou Gardens. See gorgeous harbors, yachts and picnic boats. We can stop and stay as long as you would like at each location. We will point out trailheads and carriage roads to explore on your own.

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7 - Jordan Pond

   7 km away

Jordan Pond is an oligotrophic tarn in Acadia National Park near the town of Bar Harbor, Maine. The pond covers 187 acres to a maximum depth of 150 feet with a shoreline of 3.6 miles.

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8 - Somes Sound

   11 km away

Somes Sound is a fjard, a body of water running deep into Mount Desert Island, the main site of Acadia National Park in Maine, United States. Its deepest point is approximately 175 feet, and it is over 100 feet deep in several places. The sound almost splits the island in two.

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9 - Sightseeing Cruises in Bar Harbor

This 2 hour sunset cruise of Frenchman Bay offers a romantic setting to enjoy the most amazing views with a glass of wine or a cold beer. Quite often we have live music this cruise that will live long in your memory.

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10 - Northeast Harbor

   12 km away

Northeast Harbor is a village on Mount Desert Island, located in the town of Mount Desert in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The original settlers, the Someses and Richardsons, arrived around 1761. The village has a significant summer population, and has long been a quiet enclave of the rich and famous. Summer residents include the Rockefeller family.

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11 - Schoodic Peninsula

   13 km away

The Schoodic Peninsula is a peninsula in Down East Maine. It is located four miles east of Bar Harbor, Maine, as the crow flies. The Schoodic Peninsula contains 2,266 acres, or approximately 5% of Acadia National Park. It includes the towns of Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor. The peninsula has a rocky granite shoreline containing many volcanic dikes.

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12 - Wildlife Watching in Bar Harbor

Experience this unique opportunity to see Frenchman Bay with our resident 'Rock Star" Captain Craig Shipp, Ph. D. He is a geological oceanographer with Certification for Sea-Kayak Touring. His current passions are exploring the recent geologic and natural history of coastal Maine, observing the diverse flora and fauna along the coast, and studying the design evolution of the Downeast lobster boat.

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