- Our list of the best things to do in Castine, Maine, features the top 148 nearby activities — including 96 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Castine, ME has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Places, Water Activities, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 12 things to do within the city of Castine, ME , followed by 136 popular activities in nearby cities, including Camden, Belfast, Rockland, Deer Isle, Ellsworth, Rockport, Stonington, Southwest Harbor, Mount Desert, Bar Harbor, Trenton, Vinalhaven, Searsport, Blue Hill, Lincolnville, Port Clyde, Rangeley and Bass Harbor
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            Stanwood Homestead Museum & Bird Sanctuary is a 200-acre bird refuge that is worth a visit when you are in Ellsworth. Visitors can hike, walk and go on a picnic in this attraction.        
    
    
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            Spirit Soaring Glider Rides offers a variety of rides in their self-launch gliders, ranging from a half hour to one hour long. Their one hour ride offers time enough for the passenger to take the controls.        
    
    
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            The Maine Windjammer Cruises - Day Trips was the first one to offer windjammer cruises to its clients, since 1936. The fleet has 3 ships, all powered only by the wind.        
    
    
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            Mount Battie is an 800-foot summit located in Camden Hills State Park. Visitors can either hike or drive to the summit and visit a stone tower, and see views of Camden and Camden Harbor.        
    
    
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            With a length of total 57 feet, the Schooner Surprise is a touring windjammer built in 1918. While in the beginning it functioned as a racing yacht, it now offers cruising tours in the Penobscot Bay.        
    
    
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            The Schooner Lazy Jack II offers a two hour sailing experience around Camden. Each arrangement is a private charter so that guests can relax without any additional crowds as they go sightseeing in the local waters.        
    
    
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            Megunticook Lake is a place worthy of the entire family's time, with shallow swimming areas or children, a diving platform off-shore, and plenty of picnic tables and grills.        
    
    
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            With its 1927 restored windjammer and its 1941 yacht called The Owl, the Schooner Olad Windjammer Cruise offers its clients cruising services. The boats can be rented for special events, such as weddings.        
    
    
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            A quaint freshwater swimming area, Shirttail Point is a small nook with a large expanse of shallow water safe for small children. The area also has a grassy area to picnic and sun all the way to the water's edge.        
    
    
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            A Victorian-style opera house that has been thoroughly renovated, the Camden Opera House presents a variety of musical and theatrical performances in its 500-seat hall. The opera house is also available to rent for weddings and other functions.