Acadia National Park
National park in the US state of Maine.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Acadia National Park welcomes about 4.1M visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 9 are within 40 miles. On the list: 4 museums, a national park and a mountain, among others. A drive of 45 mi brings you to Farnsworth Art Museum.

National park in the US state of Maine.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map stretches to Bass Harbor Head Light, 26 mi away.
Orange: Ellsworth. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
15 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
National park in the US state of Maine.
Arboretum and botanical garden in Orono, Maine.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Ellsworth → · Ellsworth’s history →
Acadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Colby College Museum of Art: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · L. C. Bates Museum: W.A. Judge, Public domain · Penobscot Marine Museum: John Smith, Public domain · Farnsworth Homestead: Unknown, Public domain · Redington Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: Jalnet2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0