- Our list of the best things to do in Ellsworth, Maine, features the top 110 nearby activities — including 73 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Ellsworth, ME has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Water Activities, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 14 things to do within the city of Ellsworth, ME , followed by 96 popular activities in nearby cities, including Bar Harbor, Bangor, Southwest Harbor, Castine, Mount Desert, Trenton, Blue Hill, Deer Isle, Bass Harbor and Northeast Harbor
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Pirate's Cove offers three different miniature golf courses. The three courses each feature nine holes with waterfalls, and pirate themed landscapes and decor meant to challenge the entire family, or families can play all three courses for a longer experience.
10.8 Miles
Visitors can enjoy 20 minute brewery tours followed by 15 minute tastings with Atlantic Brewing Company. The brewery also houses Mainly Meat BBQ which features 12 draft lines and 2 of the lines are sodas for those under 21.
12.1 Miles
The Blue Hill Wine Shop is an old restored building with an intimate atmosphere. They also have cheese, bread, coffee, tea, pastries, and more. Visitors rave about their cheese selection, which you can taste before you buy.
12.5 Miles
Blue Hill Books is a small town bookstore located in Pleasant Street. They have comfortable places to sit and browse for books. There is also a children's books selection in the lower level.
13.2 Miles
The Gallery at Somes Sound is a furniture and art gallery that includes works by artists such as Ann Sklar, John Stobart, Gregory Spring, and Gilbert Welch. The gallery has multiple floors and is open 7 days a week.
13.6 Miles
84%
100 votes
Pretty Marsh Road, Rt. 102, Mount Desert, ME 04660
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Tour Acadia National Park with National Park Canoe and Kayak Rental. Located on Great Long Pond, the company leases both canoes and kayaks along with accessories such as paddles and life jackets.
13.6 Miles
Frenchman Bay is a picturesque harbor area within view of a number of hotels and patio bars. There are ranger-led tours of the area that allow visitors to see islands and wildlife.
13.8 Miles
81%
43 votes
119 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
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The Islander Puffins, Seabirds & Lighthouses Tour is a 3.5-hour boat tour offered daily in the summer. The boat stops at three lighthouses and a puffin nesting area, and visitors can also see seals and eagles.
13.9 Miles
People and their dogs can go on cruises around Frenchman Bay to see Egg Rock lighthouse, eagles, porpoises, seals, and migratory birds. These cruises are offered by Acadian Nature Cruises.
14.0 Miles
Diver's Ed Dive-In Theater offers a two-hour boat trip around Frenchman Bay in Acadia National Park. As the boat travels along, divers dive into the water and bring real-time scenes and sounds of the ocean floor via television to those onboard, and ocean life is brought on board the boat.