Museum
Maine Maritime Museum
121 locals recommend,
Location
243 Washington St
Bath, ME
Tips from locals
Maine Maritime Museum, formerly the Bath Marine Museum, offers some exhibits about Maine's maritime heritage, culture and the role Maine has played in regional and global maritime activities.
Maritime museum with curated exhibits, gorgeous campus and daily boat tours
Make a day trip out this museum visit, as the drive is an hour, and shows you how different the Maine coast can be from town-to-town. Make reservations for a tour this "immersive exhibit that will give you the sensation of standing at the top of a lighthouse. Outdoors, stroll through the country’s only surviving shipyard to see where large wooden sailing vessels were once built." They also offer daily cruises to see lighthouses and see up-close the Navy ships being build at Bath Iron Works.
Make a day trip out this museum visit, as the drive is an hour, and shows you how different the Maine coast can be from town-to-town. Make reservations for a tour this "immersive exhibit that will give you the sensation of standing at the top of a lighthouse. Outdoors, stroll through the country’s…
Maine Maritime Museum is located on a beautiful 20-acre campus on the banks of the Kennebec River in historic Bath, Maine, and open year round. May through October, visitors can enjoy one of our daily lighthouse cruises or saiI on the historic 1906 schooner Mary E. Our BIW Story tour provides an exclusive look at modern-day shipbuilding. Indoors, visitors enjoy air-conditioned galleries with exhibits and hands-on activities for all ages. Outdoors, visitors can join a guided tour of the historic Percy & Small Shipyard, learn about lobstering, enjoy lunch under the sculpture of the schooner Wyoming (the largest wooden sailing vessel built in North America), see a blacksmith at work in his shop, watch wooden boats being built in the Boatshop, or play on a pirate ship. There's so much to see, admission is good for tow days. See why USA Today named Maine Maritime Museum the best museum in Maine!
Maine Maritime Museum is located on a beautiful 20-acre campus on the banks of the Kennebec River in historic Bath, Maine, and open year round. May through October, visitors can enjoy one of our daily lighthouse cruises or saiI on the historic 1906 schooner Mary E. Our BIW Story tour provides an exc…