My mom and I recently went to Maine for a weekend (we are from NY) and really happened on the oceanarium by chance, but what a stroke of fate! Yes it was small as far as attractions go, but the people were kind and very informative, especially at the hatchery! Next time im in Maine i will make it a... more

My family loved going here. It came to be because we were looking for something to do on a rainy day and ended up being one of our favorite things on vacation. It is very interesting talking to a real fisherman and my kids ages 9 and 12 loved the touch tank. We found it to be very informative and... more

The Mt. Desert Oceanarium is a great rainy day activity for your trip to Bar Harbor. As the Southwest Harbor located & the Bar Harbor location are now combined in Bar Harbor, you get the best of both worlds! Kids & adults alike really enjoy the hands on "touch tank" exhibit! The Salt Marsh tour is informative and takes you... more

My family (wife, 6 & 10 year-old) and I went to this run down oceanarium in 8/08. Yeah, they grow lobsters, but it was very disorganized and the tour was pretty bad. Save your money and go for the real thing - enjoy one of the many educational lobster boat rides in the area. more

We took our 14 & 19 yr old sons w/ us to the Oceanarium. It was interesting and educational. You can spend about 2 hrs there. First they take you to a touch tank where a woman (who is very friendly & personable) takes different types of sea life out the tank, passes them around and tells you a bit... more

Nice for a rainy day but most of this is the same lobster information you get from every tourist thing you do in Bar Harbor. more

My wife and I visited the Oceanarium in Bar Harbor in June 2007. It was one of our favorite places on our trip. This is THE place to learn about lobsters. A former lobsterman told us about lobstering, and the lobster hatchery was itself worth the price of admission. If you have the time, don't visit Bar Harbor without going... more

I will be taking another trip to Maine with my 16 year old neice and this will be one of the highlights of the trip. My first visit was in 1998. I found the hatchery very interesting and the people were eager to answer questions and provide information about the hatchery. more

My husband and I spent a week in Southwest Harbor and on a rainy day ended up at the Southwest Harbor Oceanarium, which is sister to Bar Harbor Oceanarium. After seeing the oceanarium in SW, we had to venture to Bar Harbor, on a sunnier day. The staff was extremely knowledgable, friendly and went out of thier way to make... more