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Bowdoin College
One of the oldest colleges in the US, Bowdoin College is the alma mater of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne and US president Franklin Pierce. For a campus tour, follow the signs from Maine St to Moulton Union. Smith Union is the student center, with an information desk on the mezzanine level, as well as a café, pub, lounge and small art gallery.
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Bowdoin College Museum of Art
One worthwhile stop on the Bowdoin College campus is the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, located in the quadrangle, which is strong in the works of 19th- and 20th-century European and American painters, including Mary Cassatt, Andrew Wyeth and Rockwell Kent.
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Joshua L Chamberlain Museum
The Joshua L Chamberlain Museum exhibits artifacts from the late owner's eventful life as college professor, Civil War hero, president of Bowdoin College and four-term governor of Maine. Tours are included with the admission fee.
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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum holds memorabilia from the expeditions of Robert Peary and Donald MacMillan, Bowdoin alumni who were among the first explorers to reach the North Pole.
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Pejepscot Museum
The Pejepscot Museum displays changing exhibits relating to Brunswick history, with photographs and artifacts pulled from its 50,000-piece inventory.
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Skolfield-Whittier House
Skolfield-Whittier House, a 17-room brick mansion, is a virtual time capsule, closed as it was from 1925 to 1982. Victorian furnishings and decor are handsomely preserved - even the spices in the kitchen racks are authentic. It's only open for tours.
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