Best Museums & Educational Spots For Kids

Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Lewiston

Desert of Maine

Desert of Maine

Famed desert with museum, trails & tours. Landmark desert area providing a 1783 barn museum, narrated tours, nature trails & a picnic area.

95 Desert Rd, Freeport, ME 04032, United States

Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum

Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum

Museum in Civil War hero's 1820s house. Museum in the grand, restored 1820s residence of Civil War hero, college professor & governor.

226 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Art museum with a varied collection. Free art museum with a comprehensive collection of works from a variety of periods & media.

245 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

History of Arctic peoples & exploration. Free museum at Bowdoin College, with artifacts & photos from Arctic expeditions of the early 1900s.

10 Polar Loop, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States

Pettengill Farm

Pettengill Farm

Visit this great place for kids and families!

31 Pettengil Rd, Freeport, ME 04032, United States

Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum

Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

179 Admiral Fitch Ave, Brunswick, ME 04011, United States

Eartha Globe

Eartha Globe

Visit this great place for kids and families!

DeLorme Dr, Yarmouth, ME 04096

Maine Maritime Museum

Maine Maritime Museum

The story of Maine's seagoing history. Historical artifacts & demonstrations related to shipbuilding, sailing & lobstering, plus cruises.

243 Washington St, Bath, ME 04530, United States

Mad Science of Maine

Mad Science of Maine

Visit this great place for kids and families!

33 McAlister Farm Rd #102, Portland, ME 04103

Portland Observatory

Portland Observatory

Historic maritime signal tower & museum. Seasonal tours of the only remaining wooden maritime signal tower (built circa 1807) in the U.S.

138 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101, United States

Maine Jewish Museum

Maine Jewish Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

267 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101, United States

Southworth Planetarium

Southworth Planetarium

Visit this great place for kids and families!

70 Falmouth St, Portland, ME 04103, United States

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad

Historic train ride with ocean views. Coastal rides in a quaint old train, with ocean views & a conductor providing historical info.

65 Thames St, Portland, ME 04101

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts

Visit this great place for kids and families!

15 Middle St, Portland, ME 04101, United States

Umbrella Cover Museum

Umbrella Cover Museum

Whimsical locale with a big collection. Quirky museum with a colorful collection of over 1,300 umbrella covers from more than 60 countries.

62 Island Ave, Peaks Island, ME 04108, United States

Portland Museum of Art

Portland Museum of Art

Portland's premiere art museum. I.M. Pei-designed museum known for its paintings by Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth & Edward Hopper.

7 Congress Sq, Portland, ME 04101

Fifth Maine Museum

Fifth Maine Museum

Civil War-era exhibits & ocean views. 19th-century Memorial Hall with Civil War-era artifacts & photos, plus a veranda with ocean views.

45 Seashore Ave, Peaks Island, ME 04108, United States

Cushing's Point Museum

Cushing's Point Museum

Visit this great place for kids and families!

55 Bug Light Park, South Portland, ME 04106, United States

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse

Small lighthouse built in the late 1800s. Historic caisson-style lighthouse constructed on a rocky breakwater in 1897, open year-round.

2 Fort Rd, South Portland, ME 04106, United States

Portland Fire Museum

Portland Fire Museum

Displays of historical fire equipment. Museum tracing the history of the Portland Fire Department with vintage equipment, badges & photos.

157 Spring St, Portland, ME 04101

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