Top attractions in Maine
63 national parks, ski areas, museums, landmarks and natural wonders in Maine, each with when to go, where to stay and what’s nearby. Ranked by how many people look them up and how many visit.
The 20 top attractions in Maine
An even mix of how many people read about each place and, where it’s counted, how many visit.
Fort Knox Landmark · in Prospect, ME24Kreaders a year7
Fort Gorges Landmark · in Portland, ME21Kreaders a year8
Baxter State Park State park · 21 mi from Patten, ME18Kreaders a year9Hundred-Mile Wilderness Park & preserve · 13 mi from Beaver Cove, ME16Kreaders a year10
Roosevelt Campobello International Park Park & preserve · 3 mi from Eastport, ME14Kreaders a year11
Cape Neddick Light Lighthouse · in York, ME13Kreaders a year12
West Quoddy Head Light Lighthouse · in Lubec, ME11Kreaders a year13
Sugarloaf Ski area · in Carrabassett Valley, ME8.8Kreaders a year14
Pemaquid Point Light Lighthouse · in Bristol, ME7.7Kreaders a year15
Boon Island Light Lighthouse · in York, ME7.3Kreaders a year16
Seashore Trolley Museum Museum · in Kennebunkport, ME7.3Kreaders a year17
Bass Harbor Head Light Lighthouse · in Tremont, ME6.9Kreaders a year18
Portland Museum of Art Museum · in Portland, ME6.6Kreaders a year19Spirit Pond runestones Landmark · in Phippsburg, ME6.6Kreaders a year20
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Museum · in Portland, ME6.6Kreaders a yearPhoto credits
Acadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Moosehead Lake: Dennis Redfield, CC BY 2.0
Most visited
Latest yearly visitor counts (National Park Service, else Wikidata).
Biggest ski areas
Vertical drop, from OpenSkiMap.
Sugarloaf Ski area · in Carrabassett Valley, ME2,769 ft137 runs2Sunday River Ski area · in Newry, ME2,322 ft146 runs3
Saddleback Mountain Ski area · 4 mi from Dallas plantation, ME1,847 ft72 runs4Big Moose Mountain Ski Area Ski area · 8 mi from Greenville, ME1,589 ft26 runs5
Pleasant Mountain Ski area · in Bridgton, ME1,240 ft41 runs6Black Mountain of Maine Ski area · in Rumford, ME1,227 ft29 runs7Mount Abram Ski area · in Greenwood, ME1,037 ft43 runs8Big Rock Mountain Ski area · in Mars Hill, ME941 ft33 runs9Camden Snow Bowl Ski area · in Camden, ME836 ft31 runsBy type
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Acadia National Park National Park · in Bar Harbor, ME4.1Mvisitors 20252
Portland Head Light Lighthouse · in Cape Elizabeth, ME42Kreaders a year3
Cadillac Mountain Mountain · in Bar Harbor, ME41Kreaders a year4
Moosehead Lake Lake · 12 mi from Beaver Cove, ME32Kreaders a year5Popham Colony Ancient site · in Phippsburg, ME30Kreaders a year6
Fort Knox Landmark · in Prospect, ME24Kreaders a year7
Fort Gorges Landmark · in Portland, ME21Kreaders a year8
Baxter State Park State park · 21 mi from Patten, ME18Kreaders a year9Hundred-Mile Wilderness Park & preserve · 13 mi from Beaver Cove, ME16Kreaders a year10
Roosevelt Campobello International Park Park & preserve · 3 mi from Eastport, ME14Kreaders a year11
Cape Neddick Light Lighthouse · in York, ME13Kreaders a year12
West Quoddy Head Light Lighthouse · in Lubec, ME11Kreaders a year13
Sugarloaf Ski area · in Carrabassett Valley, ME8.8Kreaders a year14
Pemaquid Point Light Lighthouse · in Bristol, ME7.7Kreaders a year15
Boon Island Light Lighthouse · in York, ME7.3Kreaders a year16
Seashore Trolley Museum Museum · in Kennebunkport, ME7.3Kreaders a year17
Bass Harbor Head Light Lighthouse · in Tremont, ME6.9Kreaders a year18
Portland Museum of Art Museum · in Portland, ME6.6Kreaders a year19Spirit Pond runestones Landmark · in Phippsburg, ME6.6Kreaders a year20
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Museum · in Portland, ME6.6Kreaders a year21
Funtown Splashtown USA Theme park · in Saco, ME5.5Kreaders a year22
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Garden · in Boothbay, ME5.1Kreaders a year23
Farnsworth Art Museum Museum · in Rockland, ME4.4Kreaders a year24
Palace Playland Theme park · in Old Orchard Beach, ME4Kreaders a year25
Frances Perkins National Monument National Monument · in Newcastle, ME3.3Kreaders a year26
Saddleback Mountain Ski area · 4 mi from Dallas plantation, ME2.9Kreaders a year27
Maine Maritime Museum Museum · in Bath, ME2.9Kreaders a year28
Maine State Museum Museum · in Augusta, ME2.9Kreaders a year29
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site National park site · in Calais, ME15Kvisitors 202530
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument National Monument · 5 mi from Stacyville, ME34Kvisitors 202531
Bowdoin College Museum of Art Museum · in Brunswick, ME2.6Kreaders a year32
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum Museum · in Brunswick, ME2.2Kreaders a year33
Monument Square Garden · in Portland, ME2.2Kreaders a year34
Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum · in South Berwick, ME2.2Kreaders a year35
Maine Mineral and Gem Museum Museum · in Bethel, ME1.8Kreaders a year36
Colby College Museum of Art Museum · in Waterville, ME1.8Kreaders a year37
Ogunquit Museum of American Art Museum · in Ogunquit, ME1.8Kreaders a year38National Streetcar Museum Museum · in Kennebunkport, ME1.8Kreaders a year39Big Moose Mountain Ski Area Ski area · 8 mi from Greenville, ME1.5Kreaders a year40
Abbe Museum Museum · in Bar Harbor, ME1.5Kreaders a year41
Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum Museum · in Brunswick, ME1.5Kreaders a year42
Western Promenade Garden · in Portland, ME1.5Kreaders a year43
Pleasant Mountain Ski area · in Bridgton, ME1.1Kreaders a year44
Bates College Museum of Art Museum · in Lewiston, ME1.1Kreaders a year45
Willowbrook Museum Village Museum · in Newfield, ME1.1Kreaders a year46
Wiscasset Jail and Museum Museum · in Wiscasset, ME47
Penobscot Marine Museum Museum · in Searsport, ME48
L. C. Bates Museum Museum · in Fairfield, ME49University of Maine Museum of Art Museum · in Bangor, ME50
Viles Arboretum Garden · in Augusta, ME51
Farnsworth Homestead Museum · in Rockland, ME52
Children's Museum of Maine Museum · in Portland, ME53
Payson Park Garden · in Portland, ME54Portland Fire Museum Museum · in Portland, ME55
Redington Museum Museum · in Waterville, ME56Camden Snow Bowl Ski area · in Camden, ME57Black Mountain of Maine Ski area · in Rumford, ME58Sunday River Ski area · in Newry, ME59Mount Abram Ski area · in Greenwood, ME60Big Rock Mountain Ski area · in Mars Hill, ME61Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store Museum · 4 mi from Southwest Harbor, ME62Museum of African Culture Museum · in Portland, ME63Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation Garden · in Orono, MEHow we rank: an even mix of how many people read about each place on Wikipedia (a typical month, so one viral week can’t sway it) and, where it’s counted, how many visit (National Park Service for park units, else Wikidata, last 5 years). Places without a visitor count rank on readers alone. Closed, destroyed and private places stay listed but aren’t ranked. Sources: National Park Service · OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia.
Attractions in Maine
What are the top attractions in Maine?
Acadia National Park, Portland Head Light, Cadillac Mountain, Moosehead Lake and Popham Colony, ranked by how many people read about them and, where counted, how many visit.
What is the most visited attraction in Maine?
Acadia National Park, with about 4,079,318 visitors in 2025 (National Park Service).
How many national parks are in Maine?
1 national park (Acadia National Park), plus 3 other National Park Service sites.