Location: Brunswick
Top Things to do in Brunswick
10 Sights & Landmarks in Brunswick That You Shouldn't Miss
Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,278 at the 2010 United States Census. Part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area, Brunswick is home to Bowdoin College, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, The Theater Project, and the Maine State Music Theatre. It is also home to Mid Coast Hospital, one of Maine's newest full-service hospitals. It was formerly home to the U.S. Naval Air Station Brunswick, which was permanently closed on May 31, 2011.
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1. First Parish Church
2. Bowdoin College
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5.0 based on 123 reviews
This small, elite college is located in Brunswick.
Reviewed By PrentissP - Durham, United States
Stopped by on a Sunday Morning and wandered across the old, Ivy league feeling campus. Almost every student smiled and said hi - so we felt welcomed and at home - even though we don't "go" here. We walked through the Student union which is a converted gymnasium -- now decorated with cool art, comfy sofas and a spiral walk to the third floor where there are many cozy hang out/study spaces. Felt like the Guggenheim museum :) There is also an inviting museum and countless old trees with outstretched arms waiting to greet you too.
3. Pejepscot History Center
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
The Pejepscot History Center will re-open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on July 7. Please visit our website, pejepscothistorical.org, for more information. The headquarters for the Pejepscot History Center, including rotating local history exhibitions, research services, and year-round programming. A tentative re-opening date is scheduled for after the July 4th Weekend.
4. Skolfield-Whittier House
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5.0 based on 21 reviews
THE SKOLFIELD-WHITTIER HOUSE IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON. Three generations lived in this Italianate mansion, now a time capsule full of furniture, decor, and home goods from the Victorian age to modern times. Originally shipbuilders, the family includes groundbreakers in the fields of medicine and forensics. A tentative re-opening date is scheduled for after the July 4th Weekend.
5. Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
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4.5 based on 130 reviews
The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum will re-open for private, guided tours BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on July 7. Please visit our website, pejepscothistorical.org, for more information. Visit the home of Maine's most celebrated Civil War hero, who also served four terms as Governor, and was a professor and president of Bowdoin College. The Museum is owned and operated by Pejepscot Historical Society.
Reviewed By 718amandad
We were able to arrange a private tour of the home. Roxann was our guide and she was extraordinary. She was informative and made it interesting for me and my son. We are both history nerds and we were appreciative of her knowledge. I learned so much more about Joshua Chamberlain than I ever could have imagined. The gift shop was well stocked with books, postcards and various tidbits. I'm thankful that we could go. If you are a Civil War nerd, this is a must do.
6. Joshua L. Chamberlain Statue
7. Maine Street
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4.5 based on 120 reviews
This downtown main street has restaurants, cafes, boutiques and galleries.
Reviewed By jerb2014 - Bristol, United States
We have been going to Maine for over 35 years as a couple and as children before that and we have never gotten off of Route 1 and gone into Brunswick. We were traveling with another couple and used Brunswick as our hub for three days. This allowed us to make several trips into town and we were able to explore the shops, restaurants, bakeries and coffee shops along with attractions like Bowdoin College, museums and historic homes and neighborhoods. Brunswick is rich in all of these and Maine Street is the main street where many can be found. I will review each attraction we visited separately, but needless to say, it is a charming town with much to offer and therefore a wonderful destination. We cannot believe we had not explore Brunswick before this. We are looking forward to returning.
8. Harriet Beecher Stowe House
9. Pine Grove Cemetery
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4.0 based on 4 reviews
10. Pinette’s Landing
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3.0 based on 2 reviews
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