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Attractions near Mount Desert

Mount Desert has Acadia National Park on its doorstep

A typical year brings about 4.1M visitors to Acadia National Park. Our list finds nothing inside Mount Desert, but 8 places within 40 miles. There are 4 museums, a national park and a mountain to choose from. The trip to Farnsworth Art Museum is 42 mi.

Attractions nearby
12
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Acadia National Park
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
1
Camden Snow Bowl
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
National Park · in town

Acadia National Park

National park in the US state of Maine.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Mapped

At 39 mi, University of Maine Museum of Art is the farthest one out.

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Orange: Mount Desert. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All the places to visit

Its 12 places all lie within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Mount Desert → · Mount Desert’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

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 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Penobscot Marine Museum: John Smith, Public domain · Farnsworth Homestead: Unknown, Public domain · Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation: Jalnet2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0

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