Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
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Maine Military Museum & Learning Center
Humble venue with military memorabilia. Modest museum displaying American wartime artifacts from the Revolutionary to Vietnam War.
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
Hands-on learning for kids. Interactive kids' museum known for its camera obscura, also with science & job-related activities.
International Cryptozoology Museum
Bigfoot-related items & more. Tiny museum with limited hours exploring the mystery of Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, mermaids & more.
Portland Fire Museum
Displays of historical fire equipment. Museum tracing the history of the Portland Fire Department with vintage equipment, badges & photos.
Victoria Mansion
Grand historical landmark with tours. This 19th-century Italian villa–style home with an ornate interior offers tours & a museum shop.
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.
Southworth Planetarium
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Maine Jewish Museum
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Maine Museum of Photographic Arts
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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.
Cushing's Point Museum
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Mad Science of Maine
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Portland Observatory
Historic maritime signal tower & museum. Seasonal tours of the only remaining wooden maritime signal tower (built circa 1807) in the U.S.
Portland Head Light
Iconic 1791 lighthouse & museum. Still operative 1791 lighthouse & navigation museum on rocky, scenic coastline in Ft. Williams Park.
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.
Saco Museum
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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.
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.
Biddeford Mills Museum
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Wood Island
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Maine Classic Car Museum
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Seashore Trolley Museum
Museum with public transit vehicles. Long-running indoor-outdoor museum featuring restored public transit vehicles & artifacts.
Brick Store Museum
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Eartha Globe
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Alfred Shaker Museum
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Desert of Maine
Famed desert with museum, trails & tours. Landmark desert area providing a 1783 barn museum, narrated tours, nature trails & a picnic area.
Pettengill Farm
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Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Small museum with views of the coast. American art from the 1800s to now, with many works by members of the historic Ogunquit arts colony.
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.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
History of Arctic peoples & exploration. Free museum at Bowdoin College, with artifacts & photos from Arctic expeditions of the early 1900s.
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.
Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum
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Maine Maritime Museum
The story of Maine's seagoing history. Historical artifacts & demonstrations related to shipbuilding, sailing & lobstering, plus cruises.
New Hampshire Farm Museum
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Hamilton House
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Raitt Homestead Farm Museum
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Children's Museum of New Hampshire
Hands-on, educational exhibits for kids. Educational center exploring art, science & culture via interactive exhibits for kids & families.
Woodman Museum
Period displays in 4 pre-1860s homes. A complex of 4 historic houses playing host to exhibits of natural & local history plus art.
Kittery Historical & Naval Museum
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Albacore Park
Submarine tours & visitor center. Museum offering tours of the decommissioned Albacore submarine as well as historical exhibits.
Strawbery Banke Museum
Large, outdoor living-history museum. Outdoor living-history museum on 10 acres featuring numerous buildings, gardens & crafts.
Fort Stark State Historic Site
Early 20th-century fort & museum. Developed in the early 20th century, this fort has a visitor center explaining military history.
Seacoast Science Center
Marine museum with touch tanks & more. Science center featuring fish & marine mammals, plus touch tanks & a Discovery Dock for kids.
The Libby Museum of Natural History
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