- Our list of the best things to do in Mount Desert, Maine, features the top 117 nearby activities — including 75 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Mount Desert, ME has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Water Activities, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 11 things to do within the city of Mount Desert, ME , followed by 106 popular activities in nearby cities, including Bar Harbor, Deer Isle, Ellsworth, Southwest Harbor, Castine, Stonington, Trenton, Blue Hill, Bass Harbor and Northeast Harbor
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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.
17.7 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.
19.2 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.
19.4 Miles
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
19.4 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.
19.4 Miles
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.
19.5 Miles
Are you hungering to see and experience firsthand 60 uninhabited islands and some are home to bald eagles? Then let Old Quarry Ocean Adventures guide the way to an inspirational adventure of the area.
19.6 Miles
The Deer Isle Artist Association is an organization comprised of artists of all skill levels, ranging from professional to beginner. The group strives to promote the arts in the local community by providing scholarships to artistic high school graduates.
19.8 Miles
Offering a wide range of beautiful artwork from local artists, the Kingman Gallery is a great place for art lovers to visit. Exhibits and events are featured throughout the year.