/

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bar Harbor

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bar Harbor, Maine

Updated July 7, 2022

Unusual Attractions in Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor, Maine

Dorr Museum of Natural History

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Reis Education Canoe

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

Bar Harbor, Maine

Jordan Pond Popovers

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

Are we missing something unusual?

Mount Desert, Maine

Bubble Rock

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

4 miles from Bar Harbor

Northeast Harbor, Maine

Asticou Azalea Garden

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

6 miles from Bar Harbor

Hancock, Maine

Pet Sematary Filming Sites

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

8 miles from Bar Harbor

Southwest Harbor, Maine

Mount Desert Spring Blues Brothers

A decidedly out of place statue memorializes the Blues Brothers characters at this water bottling plant.

9 miles from Bar Harbor

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Bar Harbor

Bar Harbor, Maine

Jordan Pond Popovers

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

In partnership with KAYAK

Plan Your Trip

In partnership with GetYourGuide

Guided Tours of Bar Harbor

Explore Bar Harbor, Maine

National Parks 1 Fires 1 Baking 1 Pastry 1 Hiking 1

Bar Harbor Leaderboard

Places Added

Join the Ranks!

Add an unusual place to Bar Harbor.

Places Edited

Join the Ranks!

Improve the Atlas with edits and photos.

Places Visited

Join the Ranks!

Visit a place in Bar Harbor.

Recent Bar Harbor Activity

helenthemelon25

wants to go to Reis Education Canoe
planan

wants to go to Reis Education Canoe
S

skalliso

wants to go to Jordan Pond Popovers
A

aud

wants to go to Jordan Pond Popovers
R

robbrebecca

wants to go to Reis Education Canoe

See Fewer Ads

Become an Atlas Obscura member and experience far fewer ads and no pop-ups.