Blackbeard's USA 339 Odlin Road, Bangor, ME 04419, 207-945-0233, Fun for the whole family is available at this amusement park that features 36 challenging miniature golf holes, a ten cage batting facility with both fast and slow pitch softball, Indy-style go karts on a 1/4 mile, high banked track, large game room, and a half acre trout pond where you can feed the five pound rainbow brook trout. 

Maine Discovery Museum 74 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401, 207-262-7200, One of the largest children's museum north of Boston, this wonderful museum features three floors of fun, adventurous, and exciting interactive exhibits on a broad range of topics including music, natural science, art, and geography. There are also seven major exhibit areas at this museum. more... 

Bangor Museum and Center for History 159 Union Street, Bangor, ME 04401, 207-941-5766, Unique historical house museum that features 19th century style period rooms, a historical photograph collection, and a Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Exhibit Room that contains a huge collection of Civil War artifacts. They also offer children's programs, Best of Bangor bus tours, and candlelight ghost walk tours. more... 

Cole Land Transportation Museum 405 Perry Road, Bangor, ME 04401, 207-990-3600, Dedicated to collecting and preserving historical Maine land transportation, this museum contains ten fire trucks ranging from a 1910 hand tub to a 1948 Ahrens Fox, a large display of snow removal equipment, over 2,000 historical photographs, and a number of U.S. military memorabilia. more... 

Acadia National Park P.O. Box 177, Bangor, ME, Most of the Park is Located on Mount Desert Island, 207-288-3338, The first National Park east of the Mississippi River, the 35,000-acre Acadia National Park is home to many plants and animals, and the tallest mountain on the U.S. Atlantic coast, Cadillac Mountain, which during much of the fall and winter has the earliest sunrise in the United States. There are over 120 miles of historic hiking trails and the carriage roads are popular with walkers, runners, bikers, and carriage riders. Acadia National Park has two beaches staffed with lifeguards from Memorial Day to Labor Day. more...