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Attractions near Southwest Harbor

Out from Southwest Harbor: Acadia National Park and more

Around 4.1M people visit Acadia National Park each year. Nothing on our list is inside Southwest Harbor; the 7 places to visit are within 40 miles. The commonest are 3 museums, a national park and a mountain. Go 41 mi out for Farnsworth Art Museum.

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

Around Southwest Harbor, mapped

Penobscot Marine Museum marks the outer edge, 33 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Place by place

All 12 on the list 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 Southwest Harbor → · Southwest Harbor’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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