Bath- Maine Travel Vacation Directory

Attractions:
Chocolate Church- Bath- 1847, Gothic church with art exhibits and music.
Maine Maritime Museum- Bath- Maritime history building. 19th century Percy and small shipyard.
Boothbay Railway Village- Boothbay Harbor- Steam train rides. Museum and restored buildings.
Cabbage Island Clambakes- Boothbay Harbor- Since 1956.
Carousel Music Theater- Boothbay Harbor- Cabaret dinner theatre. Shows with professional casts.
Marine Resources Aquarium- Boothbay Harbor- Tanks with marine life and habitat. Open and touch tank with
                                                                                         dogfish head sharks for petting.
Whale Watching Boats- Boothbay Harbor
Round Top Center for the Arts- Damariscotta- Gallery with displays of sculptures and paintings.
                                                          Concerts, lectures and performances for audience of up to 300.
Monhegan Island- The most island famous in Maine. Works of artists includes George Bellows, Edeard Hopper,
                                  Rockwell Kent and Jamie Wyeth.
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse- Pemaquid- 1827, Located above granite cliffs. Pemaquid Fisherman's Museum.
Maine Coast Railroad- Wiscasset- Ride through tidal rivers and wildlife marshes.
Musical Wonder House- Wiscasset- Displays a variety of music boxes dating back to 1750.
Robert P T Coffin Preserve- Woolwich

Favorite Places:
Half Mile Beach- Georgetown- 650 yards, Barrier spit, fine sand and backed by salt marsh.
Mile Beach- Georgetown- 1,160 yards, Sand beach with dunes and marsh.
Josephine Newman Wildlife Sanctuary- Georgetown- 400 acres, Hiking trails along ledges, inlets and cattail pond.
Reid State Park- Georgetown- Sand beaches, dunes, marshes, ledges and warm saltwater pool.
Hiking trails, bathhouse, picnic tables, fireplaces and snack bar.
Seguin Light- Georgetown- 1795, rebuilt 1887, Located on Seguin Islandat 180' above high water.
Head Beach- Phippsburg- 360 yards, Sand cresent beach.
Hunnewell Beach- Phippsburgh
Popham Beach, Hunnewell Beach- Phippsburgh- 3,640 yards, Sand spit at river mouth. Swimming area.
Morse Mountain Preserve- Phippsburg- 600 acres, Seawall beach 2,200 yards has rock wall and dune area.
Popham Beach State Park- Phippsburg- Beach with tidal pools, rocky outcrops, swimming, fishing and picnic area.
Fort Baldwin- Phippsburg- 1905-1912, 1941 The fire tower was built. Views of the coast.
Fort Popham- Phippsburg- 1861, A semi circular granite fort which was never completed.
Pemaquid Beach- Bristol- 575 yards, Variegated sand and dunes.
Rachel Carson Salt Pond Preserve- Bristol- 78 arces, Tidal salt pond on small cove with granite outcrop.
Pemaquid Beach Park- Bristol- Swiiming beach, picnic tables, snack bars, bathhouse and bathrooms.
Pemaquid Point- Bristol- Sceinic lookout. Unusual group of rock formations shaped by wave action.
Pemaquid Point Light- Bristol- 1827, One of Maine's prettiest lighthouses. Assessible by car.
Fort William Henry- Bristol- A replica of the 1692 fort that was the largest in America. Destroyed in 1696.
Robert P T Coffin Wildflower Reservation- Wollwich- 175 arces, Trails through forest overlooking the bay.
Hockomock Nature Trail- Bremen- Self guiding educational walk along shore, woods and field.
Todd Wildlife Sanctury- Bremen- Located on Hog Island and Bremen Long Island. Audubon nature study center.
Damariscotta Reversing Falls- Damariscotta/Newcastle- 2 locations: Rt 1 bridge & Rt 129/130 bridge.
Reversing falls caused by tidal flow. Excellent practice run for conoeists.
Salt Bay- Damariscotta- Bay and flats attract migrating shore birds. Roadside birdwatching .
Burnt Island Light- Southport- 1821, White stone tower. One of the oldest lights on the east coast. 2 miles from harbor.
The Cuckolds- Southport- 1892, White octagon tower was built on top of the existing building in 1907.
Hendricks Head Light- Southport- 1829, The present white square tower was bulit in 1875.
Monhegan Island Light- Monhegan- 1850, The granite block tower is located on top of a hill in the center of the island.
Cathedral Woods- Monhegan Island- Forest of tall spruce. Trails.
Ram Island Light- Boothbay- 1883, Gray tower with red top. Joined to the island by a walkway.
Squirrel Point Light- Arrowsic- 1898, Located on Arrowsic Island in the Kennebec River.
Fort Edgecomb- Edgecomb- 1808-1809, Original octagon blockhouse with earthworks showing layers of construction.

Historic Places:
Harrington Meeting House- Bristol- 1773, Museum of old photographs, clothing and books.
Chapman Hall House- Damariscotta- 1754, Period furnishings, herb garden and 18th century rose bushes.
Oyster Shell Heaps- Damariscotta- Centuries of feasts left by Indians who summered along the Damariscotta River.
St Patrick's Catholic Church- Damariscotta- The oldest Catholic church in New England.
Brick School House- Dresden- 1816, 1 room Museum with original furniture.
Pownalborough Court House- Dresden- 1761
Fort Edgecomb- Edgecomb- 1809, Restoed 2 story octagon wooden block house.
Colonial Pemaquid- Pemaquid- Fort William and Fort House. Archeological work and museum.
Fort Popham- Phippsburg- 1861, Semi circular granite fort which displays area history.
Phippsburg Historical Museum- Phippsburg- 1859, 1 Room schoolhouse.
Castle Tucker- Wiscasset- 1807, Home with free standing staircase.
Lincoln County Museum and Old Jail- Wiscasset- Federal style mansion.
19th Century Rural Life Museum- Woolwich- Exhibits of lifestyles of a earlier generations.
Historical Society Museum- Woolwich- 1810 Farmhouse. Tours.