Abbe Museum

Closed for the rest of the 2026 season (per abbemuseum.org, checked 2026-11-02). In season the downtown museum is open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Learn about the Wabanaki Nations of Maine through their own voices at this downtown Bar Harbor museum near Acadia National Park.

26 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 · Bar Harbor, ME

About Abbe Museum

The Abbe Museum tells the history and living cultures of the Wabanaki Nations: the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot. Founded in 1926, it moved its main galleries in 2001 into a former 1893 YMCA in downtown Bar Harbor, where the core exhibit is People of the First Light. Adult admission is $18, and Tribal and military ID holders get in free. The original trailside museum at Sieur de Monts Spring in Acadia is closed for repairs.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Abbe Museum, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sightseeing
Outdoor Adventure
Downeast Acadia
No admission fee
Maine's Downeast and Acadia region, from Acadia National Park to the tidal bays of Washington and Hancock Counties.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sports & Outdoors
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Acadia National Park
$25–$50
Drive Park Loop Road, hike to mountain summits and bike historic carriage roads on Maine's Mount Desert Island.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sports & Outdoors
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Cadillac Mountain
$25–$50
Drive or hike to Cadillac's summit for sweeping views of the coast and islands, a popular sunrise spot in Acadia.
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Museums
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Under $25
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