Maine Museums Attractions
Boothbay Railway Village
A non-profit organization that operates a narrow gauge coal fired steam train in a re-created historic village composed of locally significant historic structures. Additionally the museum exhibits one of the finest presentations of antique vehicles in New England. The Village is a non-profit organization whose mission includes the preservation, operation and exhibition of various historical artifacts from New England and the State of Maine.
http://www.railwayvillage.org
Brick Store Museum
Dedicated to preserving the rich cultural heritage of the Kennebunks. We invite you to visit our unique buildings in the heart of Kennebunk's National Register Historic District.
http://www.brickstoremuseum.org
Children's Museum of Maine
Much more than a place for kids to play, it's a place where exploration and learning go hand-in-hand. Our interactive exhibits span four floors, and special programming is offered daily. We strive to provide a rich and inspiring environment that is perfect for everyone.
http://www.childrensmuseumofme.org
Cole Land Transportation Museum
Our purpose is to collect, preserve and display a cross section of Maine's land transportation equipment from which this and future generations will gain knowledge of the past.
http://www.colemuseum.com
Davistown Museum
Features exhibits on native american history and culture, 1616 pandemic, trails, villages, norumbega coastal area of maine and shell heaps.
http://www.davistownmuseum.org
Dyer Library & Saco Museum
The Saco Museum's collection contains more than 10,000 artifacts, including superb collections of documented local furniture, clocks, and other decorative arts such as silver, ceramics, textiles and costumes.
http://www.sacomuseum.org
Farnsworth Art Museum & Wyeth Center
Offers a nationally recognized collection of American art in its elegantly appointed galleries. Such great names in 18th- and 19th-century American art history as Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, Thomas Eakins, Eastman Johnson, Fitz Hugh Lane, Frank Benson, Childe Hassam, and Maurice Prendergast are represented in the museum's permanent collection entitled Maine in America.
http://www.farnsworthmuseum.org
Fifth Maine Regiment Museum
Maintained as a Civil War and local history museum and a cultural center for our island community.
http://www.fifthmainemuseum.org
George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History
Investigates, interprets and displays the natural world of Maine. All exhibits are designed and produced by students at College of the Atlantic.
http://www.coamuseum.org
Grand Banks Schooner Museum
The Museum is a non profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the maritime history of Maine and New England with close ties to the Canadian Maritimes.
http://www.schoonermuseum.org
Maine Discovery Museum
Enjoy the largest children's museum north of Boston, and Maine's premier center for learning and discovery. Seven permanent interactive exhibits invite you to explore the worlds of nature, geography, children's literature, music, art, science and anatomy. It's too much fun for everyone.
http://www.mainediscoverymuseum.org
Maine Forest & Logging Museum
The Museum is unique within the State in its focus on forest resources in a cultural context, combining an interactive Living History format (with period-dressed volunteers) with an operating up-and-down sawmill and other interpretative sites (such as authentic blacksmith shop, bateaus, trappers line camp, and log cabin). Through school tours and public programs at Leonard's Mills, the Museum provides to residents of the state and visitors an educational and enjoyable experience through living history.
http://www.leonardsmills.com
Maine Lighthouse Museum
Proud home of the largest collection of lighthouse lenses, and one of the most important landmark collections of lighthouse artifacts and Coast Guard memorabilia in the United States.
http://www.mainelighthousemuseum.com
Maine Maritime Museum
Whether you love maritime art, wooden vessels, historic buildings on the Kennebec River waterfront or you'd just like to experience the challenges of life at sea the museum offers a myriad of opportunities to relive Maine's maritime past.
http://www.bathmaine.com
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum
Looking for something fun to do with the entire family? Take a trip back in time and enjoy magnificent views of Portland's working waterfront aboard antique rail cars pulled by hard-working steam and diesel locomotives. Discover the unique two-foot gauge trains that linked rural Maine to the rest of the world.
http://www.mngrr.org
Maine State Museum
Come experience Maine, the way life was! Visit the Museum’s 12,000-plus years of history, from the Paleo-Indians to the first European explorers. See the homes, shops and mills where Mainers have lived and worked for centuries. Explore the factories, ships and farms that are an integral part of the state’s rich history.
http://www.maine.gov/museum
Museum of African Culture
Features an outstanding collection of African art and artifacts with a commitment to share the collection and all that it teaches to people in the State of Maine and throughout New England.
http://www.tribalartmuseum.com
Northern Maine Museum of Science
Three floors of science exhibits in Folsom hall on the University of Maine at
Presque Isle campus. See exhibits on Biology and Geology, Physical Science, Chemistry, Botany, Agriculture, Forestry, Astronomy and Mathematics.
http://www.umpi.maine.edu/info/nmms/museum.htm
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Upon entering the Museum, visitors look directly through the glass wall of its main gallery to the dramatic coast, the ocean and the far horizon. The Museum building, now approximatly 7,500 square feet, is surrounded by three acres of landscaped grounds, with a reflecting pool and sculpture gardens.
http://www.ogunquitmuseum.org
Owls Head Transportation Museum
The Owls Head Transportation Museum has one of the finest collections of pioneer-era aircraft and automobiles in the world. More than 100 historic aircraft, automobiles, bicycles, carriages and engines are on permanent display.
http://www.ohtm.org
Patten Lumbermen's Museum
Established to document Maine Logging History, by preserving the logging heritage and accomplishments of early inhabitants of the state of Maine. Exihibits at the museum include some of Maine's most notable contributions to the early mechanization of logging, including the Lombard Steam Hauler, Lombard Gas Hauler, and the Peavey Cant Dog.
http://www.lumbermensmuseum.org
Penobscot Marine Museum
The principal exhibits at PMM focus on the industry of Penobscot Bay in the 19th century and illustrate what it was like to live and work on one of the great square-rigged ships in the last quarter of the 19th century, and to visit China when it truly was exotic.
http://www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org
Portland Fire Museum
Displays are continually being changed and improved and cosmetic improvements to the interior of the building to present this world class fire museum in the best light.
http://www.portlandfiremuseum.com
Portland Harbor Museum
Portland Harbor Museum provides visitors with an opportunity to learn about the role that Portland Harbor has played in shaping Southern Maine's economic, social and historic character.
http://www.portlandharbormuseum.org
Portland Museum of Art
Features a collection of more than 15,000 objects, housed in three historic and remarkable buildings showcasing three centuries of art and architecture.
http://www.portlandmuseum.org
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
The Community presently consists of eighteen buildings located on 1,800 acres of land. We maintain a tree farm, apple orchard, vegetable gardens, commercial herb garden, hay fields, pastures, a flock of sheep, and a variety of livestock. Other occupations include manufacturing of fancy goods, basket making, weaving, printing, and the manufacturing of some small woodenware.
http://www.shaker.lib.me.us
Seashore Trolley Museum
Ride by rail through the Maine countryside aboard one of our restored early 1900's electric streetcars. Witness the sights and sounds of a very important bygone era in American transportation history.
http://www.trolleymuseum.org
Stanley Museum
The Museum commemorates and preserves the heritage of Stanley family genius. The famous "Stanley Steamer" automobile was invented by Francis Edgar Stanley and manufactured by him and his twin brother, usually referred to as the Stanley twins, F.E. and F.O. The sister, Chansonetta, is equally important for her photographs depicting rural turn-of-the-century American life.
http://www.stanleymuseum.org
University of Maine Museum of Art
Presents the work of renowned contemporary photographer Kenro Izu and a portrait exhibition drawn from the museum's permanent collection.
http://www.umma.umaine.edu
Willowbrook Museum Village
Today 37 structures, including two historic houses and their barns and a reproduction schoolhouse and bandstand, grace this restored country village.
http://www.willowbrookmuseum.org
Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum
A non-profit organization established in 1989 to acquire, preserve, and restore the operation of narrow gauge railroads and equipment which operated in the Sheepscot Valley and on other roads and to establish a Museum for the display of artifacts for enlightenment and education of the general public concerning the social and economic impact of railroads on the communities served.
http://www.wwfry.org
Woodlawn Museum
The collection includes furniture, fine arts, domestic artifacts, personal artifacts, books, photographs, archival material, vehicles, farm implements, horse tack, etc. which were associated with the families of John Black, George Nixon Black, and George Nixon Black, Jr. and their employees, during the time that "Woodlawn" served as their home.
http://www.woodlawnmuseum.com