What happens when a moose and his rival lock horns in mortal combat? Their interlocked racks end up in the Cabinet of Curiosities at the Maine State Museum. The museum, an engaging, four-story ode to all things Maine, is situated around a multifloor mill that churns on water power. The newest permanent exhibit, At Home in Maine, looks at homes throughout the years; in the mod 1970s house you can watch a family filmstrip and dial a rotary phone.
Maine State Museum
Inland Maine
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Maine Maritime Museum
28.48 MILES
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24.05 MILES
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Bowdoin College
28.93 MILES
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LC Bates Museum
25.64 MILES
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Bonyun Preserve
29.81 MILES
Squeezed between the Sheepscot and Sasanoa Rivers, about 13 miles south of Wiscasset, this preserve contains in its compact dimensions no less than six…
Colby College Museum of Art
18.83 MILES
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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
28.96 MILES
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Bowdoin College Museum of Art
28.9 MILES
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Nearby Inland Maine attractions
1. State House
0.1 MILES
Built in 1832 and enlarged in 1909, this stately, granite-domed edifice was designed by Charles Bulfinch (the Boston architect behind the nation’s Capitol…
2. Old Fort Western
0.91 MILES
Just across the river from Augusta's main drag (Water St) stands this 1754 landmark, America's oldest wooden fort. It was built by a Boston-based outfit…
3. Colby College Museum of Art
18.83 MILES
The Colby College Museum of Art is fresh from a marvelous expansion and the addition of a 26,000-sq-ft glass pavilion. The space displays works from a…
4. Lincoln County Jail Museum
21.32 MILES
The first prison in the district of Maine opened in 1811 and, surprisingly, remained in operation until 1953. The hilltop structure of granite, brick and…
5. Griggs Preserve
21.44 MILES
There are so many wonderful, privately run nature preserves in this part of Maine you could blink and miss them. Such is the case at Griggs Preserve, run…
6. Castle Tucker
21.72 MILES
OK, so it's not really a castle. Still, Wiscasset's grandest and best-situated mansion has a certain regal air about it. Judge Silas Lee had the Federal…
7. Nickels-Sortwell House
21.72 MILES
This mansion was built by Captain William Nickels, and is a great example of how maritime voyaging shaped Wiscasset. It's also a gorgeous example of…
8. Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site
22.49 MILES
This octagonal fort was built around 1808–9 to 'protect' Wiscasset, then a major shipbuilding center and port. In many ways, the fort's guns were actually…