Maine Maritime Museum
Maritime history museum on a 20-acre Kennebec River campus in Bath, with a historic wooden-shipbuilding yard and, in season, a trolley and boat tour that looks at Bath Iron Works.
Ways to visit
Museum buildings and historic shipyard (self-guided) Open
The page says off-season rates began 26 October 2026 and does not say whether hours change.
- What you see
- Exhibits, Groundsmainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Walk inmainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunDaily 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed for the annual gala, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Days, and occasionally for weather. The shipyard begins closing at least 30 minutes before the main building.Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, annual gala daymainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not statedThe visit page describes no booking for general admission.mainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult: $22 · Senior: $20 · Child (17 and under): freeChildren 17 and under are free through 2026. Free for members, Blue Star Museums families and Museums for All SNAP households.mainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
The Bath Iron Works Story: By Land & Sea (trolley and cruise) Seasonal
The 2026 dates ended 23 October; the page gives no 2027 dates yet.
- What you see
- Exhibits, View from outsidemainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- How
- Scheduled tour · about 2.5 hoursmainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- When
- Starts at 12:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, 15 June to 23 October 2026; select weekdays 19 May to 12 June.Season: 2026-06-15 to 2026-10-23 (Select weekdays from 19 May to 12 June, then Monday to Friday from 15 June.)Calendar ↗mainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineThe page offers a Reserve Now button and does not say whether booking is compulsory.Book ↗mainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- Cost
- PaidAdult: $65 · Child (17 and under): $37mainemaritimemuseum.org, 2026-10-26
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The museum covers Maine boatbuilding, lobstering and lighthouses on a 20-acre campus that includes a historic shipyard. In season it runs a 2.5-hour Bath Iron Works trolley and cruise tour; the dates posted for 2026 ended on 23 October, so it is not running now. Lighthouse and nature cruises are also sold but are skipped here. Off-season admission rates began on 26 October; the page gives no new figures.
Run by: Maine Maritime Museum.
Getting there
Bath, ME
On the Kennebec River in Bath; free parking including an RV lot on the south side.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (43.89410, -69.81680). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- mainemaritimemuseum.org/visit · official page · read 2026-10-26For: name; who runs it; Museum buildings and historic shipyard (self-guided): open or closed; Museum buildings and historic shipyard (self-guided): what you see; Museum buildings and historic shipyard (self-guided): kind of visit; Museum buildings and historic shipyard (self-guided): days and hours; Museum buildings and historic shipyard (self-guided): booking; Museum buildings and historic shipyard (self-guided): cost; Museum buildings and historic shipyard (self-guided): requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q6736… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location
- mainemaritimemuseum.org/cruises · official page · read 2026-10-26For: The Bath Iron Works Story: By Land & Sea (trolley and cruise): open or closed; The Bath Iron Works Story: By Land & Sea (trolley and cruise): what you see; The Bath Iron Works Story: By Land & Sea (trolley and cruise): kind of visit; The Bath Iron Works Story: By Land & Sea (trolley and cruise): days and hours; The Bath Iron Works Story: By Land & Sea (trolley and cruise): booking; The Bath Iron Works Story: By Land & Sea (trolley and cruise): cost; The Bath Iron Works Story: By Land & Sea (trolley and cruise): requirements
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