- The list below includes 56 free or cheap things to do in or near Bar Harbor, Maine, including 56 different types of inexpensive activities like Kayaking, Hiking Trails, Parks and Paddleboarding.
- From Frenchman Bay to Ocean Trail, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Bar Harbor and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Ellsworth, Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert and Trenton.
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Experienced guides lead climbers through novice, intermediate, or advanced rock routes in Acadia National Park
18.6 Miles
Stanwood Homestead Museum & Bird Sanctuary is a 200-acre bird refuge that is worth a visit when you are in Ellsworth. Visitors can hike, walk and go on a picnic in this attraction.
19.3 Miles
Blue Hill Books is a small town bookstore located in Pleasant Street. They have comfortable places to sit and browse for books. There is also a children's books selection in the lower level.
24.0 Miles
Nervous Nellie's in Deer Isle is a small cottage that produces 300-350 jars of jam a day. Visitors can enter inside the jelly kitchen and see where the jam is made.
24.4 Miles
Edgar M. Tennis Preserve features a variety of ocean-front and woodland trails. Hikers can bird watch, as the area is home to osprey and eagles, or simply take in the fruit trees and historic markers along the trail complex.
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17 Hardy's Hill Road, Deer Isle, ME 04627
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Driftwood Kayak – Day Tours takes visitors on kayaking excursion adventures with personable expert guides in charge. Tours offer basic kayaking techniques, small island explorations and sighting of porpoises for hours of fun.
24.9 Miles
The Telephone Museum is an interactive museum featuring working telephone switchboards, switching systems, and telephones. From hand-crank magneto phones to manual switch boards, visitors are encouraged to get their hands on the equipment and explore the history of the telephone.
25.9 Miles
Turtle Gallery is a small art gallery offering displays of fine arts and contemporary crafts. Visitors can expect to find a collection of paintings, prints, photography, jewelry, sculptures, glass, ceramics, and book arts.
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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts holds open studio tours every Wednesdays at reasonable rates. They have one-day art classes and two-week courses, as well. Their evening programs are free of cost
26.1 Miles
Visitors can view photography of Maine landscape by Terrell S. Lester at Lester Terrell's Gallery. Lester devoted himself to photography full time in 1985 and his work can be found in museum, galleries, and private collections across the United States.
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A cooperatively owned and operated art gallery, Red Dot Gallery features the works of nine member artists. The artists work in a variety of different media, including jewelry, metal, clay, and fiber.