- Our list of the best things to do in Southwest Harbor, Maine, features the top 113 nearby activities — including 73 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Southwest Harbor, 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 13 things to do within the city of Southwest Harbor, ME , followed by 100 popular activities in nearby cities, including Bar Harbor, Deer Isle, Ellsworth, Mount Desert, Stonington, Castine, Trenton, Blue Hill, Bass Harbor and Northeast Harbor
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6.9 Miles
Visitors to the Hull Visitors Center can learn more about the Arcadia National Park and Bar Harbor. The center offers audiovisual programs, self-guided CD tours, schedules to other park and Bar Harbor activities, and ranger led programs.
6.9 Miles
Offering tours through the beautiful Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island, Sea Venture Boat Tours is a privately owned touring company. Guests board the Reflection for a highly customized, and relaxing, private tour.
7.4 Miles
Ship Harbor Nature Trail is a small 1.5 mile long gravel path which offers a hike with scenic views of the Ship Harbor as well as the Ocean.
8.2 Miles
Spanning over 47,000 acres, Acadia National Park encompasses various islands and offers scenic views of mountains, waterfronts, and woodlands. Over 40 different species of mammalian wildlife and a wide variety of plants are found here.
8.3 Miles
Visitors can enjoy 20 minute brewery tours followed by 15 minute tastings with Atlantic Brewing Company. The brewery also houses Mainly Meat BBQ which features 12 draft lines and 2 of the lines are sodas for those under 21.
8.7 Miles
Mount Desert Island is home to Acadia National Park, and Bar Harbor. On the island, people can hike nature trails, bike, go on scenic drives, and swim, while offshore visitors can sail and kayak.
9.4 Miles
Diver's Ed Dive-In Theater offers a two-hour boat trip around Frenchman Bay in Acadia National Park. As the boat travels along, divers dive into the water and bring real-time scenes and sounds of the ocean floor via television to those onboard, and ocean life is brought on board the boat.
9.5 Miles
People and their dogs can go on cruises around Frenchman Bay to see Egg Rock lighthouse, eagles, porpoises, seals, and migratory birds. These cruises are offered by Acadian Nature Cruises.
9.5 Miles
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Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School
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228 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME
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Acadia Mountain Guides Climbing School offers personalized climbing instruction from trained and certified instructors and guides. They provide all climbing equipment for customers, and guide year-round, even in snow and ice.
9.5 Miles
Visitors can enjoy guided ecological kayaking tours on the coast of Maine with Acadia Park Kayak Tours. The outfitter offers 12 person group tours and smaller tours for 6 people or less.