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    Maine Discovery Museum

    4.3 (15 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    The little guy loved this truck!
    Beth M.

    We stopped here on our way out of town and our 1.5 yr old had a blast. I really liked the Maine habitat area and the human body exhibit. He loved the semi-truck and kept wanting to get in and drive it! We were here about 2 hrs which was perfect, but older kids could probably spend longer, especially if they did some of the crafts and activities. Also, this museum is part of the Discovery museum network, so our VA Discovery museum pass actually got us in here for free...but I would pay if it hasn't because it was so good!

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    Great place to bring The kids If it's too nasty, I have to go outside Very fun, entertaining and learned quite a bit

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    My daughter loves this place! It is a fantastic children's museum.

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    Cole Land Transportation Museum - I'm leaving, too!

    Cole Land Transportation Museum

    4.9(24 reviews)
    1.9 mi

    We were looking for things to do, and my wife came across the Cole Land Transportation Museum. She…read moresaid it had trains, and we both love trains (who doesn't?) so we made the trip. After paying the entrance fee, they do offer a free "scavenger hunt" placard divvied out by easy, medium, and hard. They each have photos of emblems or things for you to try and locate throughout the whole facility. You then write them down under the pictures with your erasable marker. The Cole family made their fortune in the trucking industry and eventually sold the business in the 90s. A very loving family, and after seeing and reading about Cole Transportation, seemed like a wonderful place to work for that treated their customers and employees right. The patriarch of the family eventually established the idea for the museum, and got to work. The museum has many aspects of transportation within, and lots of Maine background stories. There's Snowplows, Fire Equipment, Farm Equipment, Cars, Trains, Military, Construction vehicles, Sleighs, and so much more. The signage gives everything you'd want to know about the vehicles and artifacts, and if you want more info, any of the volunteers (most, if not all are military veterans) can probably answer your questions. If you have young children, you'll probably be in and out of here as I'd have to bet that most young children would be relatively quickly bored even with the variety of exhibits. But, my wife and I actually spent several hours slowly going up and down each aisle so we could get a good look at everything. The place was not full at all. The museum says they sponsor many school trips there and "be a friend to a veteran" talks. They sponsor essay writing contests with topics such as "What Freedom Means to Me." They have pictures of their former 18-wheelers with patriotic slogans painted on the sides entered by school children and voted on by committee. This museum shouts out loud that you're proud to be an American and able to live the American Dream. It's $7 for adults to enter, and all children are free. Well worth it and very happy to support local businesses. FYI, we ended up finding just over half of the "hard" scavenger hunt items. We'll have to look for more next time.

    By no means am I a transportation enthusiast, but for $7, I got a lot out of it and had a good…read moretime. There is quite the collection of various modes of transportation (tractors, cars, sleighs, buses, train cars, etc.). Our group of twenty-somethings had a great time learning and enjoying the various photo ops. I can see people of all ages enjoying this museum.

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    Bangor Police Department - I walked 8 blocks in the rain to see the Duck of Justice, it was worth it!!

    Bangor Police Department

    4.0(8 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    I can't believe that the BPD's Duck of Justice hasn't blown up Yelp's site.... why aren't all the…read moregood Yelpers visiting the DoJ?? After searching online for anything out of the ordinary to see in Bangor, I knew that the best must-see would be at the police department. Yes, you read that right: this is the residence of the duck's PR guy (and retired Lieutenant) refers to as the "marginally world famous" duck. Read the story online of how this stuffed duck was rescued and is now a community icon, not to mention awesome stories on their Facebook page. If you say you don't do FB, start reading the BPD's page anyhow. You can visit the duck 24 hours a day, but if you go during standard business hours you can meet the QOTFD (Queen of the Front Desk) Melody who will even take your photo with the duck. If you go and she is not there (like we did), you can take a selfie, email it and perhaps become famous as well. Or "marginally famous". The duck has a sign-in log, a family from Germany had been there earlier in the day and there have been 6,000 visitors since 2016; that makes me kind of speechless. Since we arrived at 8pm on a weeknight, Queen Melody was gone (not that I wanted a photo, but to meet her would also have been exciting) and we had to be buzzed into the building. Was my friend embarrassed by my "hi, we are here to see the duck!" response into the intercom? Of course he was. Did a nice (and good looking) officer come out to let us into the duck's lair? Yes. The room isn't large, but it has some cool stuff: photos from old crimes (beware: a couple of bodies), handcuffs that look like they weighed 5-10 lbs, a "tramp chair" and some other cool things. You can also pick up a duck sticker (now on my refrigerator) and if you really want to update your wardrobe, order a t-shirt and/or sweatshirt of the duck (proceeds go towards various community programs). In case you haven't figured it out by now, just go and see the Duck of Justice.

    They conspire. They manipulate. They mess with your car so you can't open doors when they pull you…read moreover and then they act innocent. Plead not guilty. Investigators found lies everywhere. 3/4 of the force is fuct. The rest are cool. Thank God for 1/4 that aren't psychos with badges. Thank God I'm far TF away from them never coming back. Pick on someone else.

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    Maine Forest and Logging Museum

    Maine Forest and Logging Museum

    4.0(4 reviews)
    8.4 mi

    I knew nothing of this place, but the description was compelling enough for us to make the drive to…read morethe town of Bradley (about a 45 minute drive from our home). Turning off the main road onto a quasi-maintained graveled road, you've got about a mile's drive of this to get to the Maine Forest and Logging Museum. (Personally, we're "off-roaders," so the drive was not challenging at all. However, perhaps those with a delicate nature might find it hostile.) ;) Anyway, much like the B-52 crash site museum in Greenville, this "museum" is outdoors and requires a lot of walking, as it's spread over considerable acreage -- some of it a bit rough-'n'-tumble. It's a really awesome spread! Kinda like a life-sized "Little House on the Prairie" diorama of life back when. Buildings, sheds, homes, staged like little "sets" depicting the typical life of a rural community of those times. (When we visited, everything was closed down. There was no signage stating that; however, it didn't take a rocket scientist to see the place was closed for the season. That said, being the only two there was pretty awesome. The tranquility was immense. Just hiking around the entire property leisurely with no interruptions, and from what you could see through various buildings' windows (to catch interiors and such), were totally worth the visit! The solitude was particularly invigorating! The entire experience was so worth the drive to Bradley! I can't recommend the Maine Forest and Logging Museum enough!!

    Great place to go hiking and biking, events are well organized and the staff are extremely…read morefriendly. Definitely go check it out when there's an event or you're in the area when the sun's up.

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