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about bangor BANGOR, MAINE. THE “QUEEN CITY.” When the first people settled here hundreds of years ago, they couldn’t have imagined the vibrant city it would one day become. Nestled adjacent to the the mighty Penobscot River, Bangor was for much of the 19th century the “lumber capital of the world.” Today the third-largest city in Maine, Bangor has made good on that momentum. It’s the retail, cultural and service center for northern, central and “Down East” Maine as well as neighboring Canadian provinces. In Bangor, there’s no shortage of things to see, to do, and to experience. From world-class dining and vibrant nightlife to family-friendly activities and relaxing public spaces, the possibilities are endless. For the more adventurous visitor, Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park and Baxter State Park are just a quick drive away. Go ahead. Explore. Grab a bite and experience the charm and hospitality the greater Bangor region’s known for.
WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE.
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Visit downtown Bangor’s West Market Square for delicious dining and shopping.
Bangor’s historic downtown is more vibrant than ever.
Visitors will find plenty of dining and shopping opportunties along Central Street.
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local attractions DO IT LIKE THE LOCALS. The top 5 things to see and do in Bangor.
SK TOURS It’s no secret that Bangor is the home of the master of horror himself, Stephen King. Astute readers know that many of King’s settings, including the town of Derry, are inspired by Bangor and its landmarks. Fans can enjoy a tour of these locations on this guided tour, which includes a drive-by of King’s (some say spooky) home. | sk-tours.com
COLE LAND TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM Fancy yourself a transportation enthusiast? Even if you’re not, you’ll marvel at the collection of vehicles here. This museum dedicated to preserving and displaying Maine's land transportation equipment features trucks, trains, snowplows, motorcycles and more. | 405 Perry Rd., Bangor
PAUL BUNYAN STATUE Many communities claim Paul Bunyan as a native son, but any Bangor resident will tell you that Bangor’s his real birthplace. Visit this 31-foot statue of the big mythic lumberjack. | 519 Main St., Bangor
MT. HOPE CEMETERY The second-oldest garden cemetery in the United States and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this is the final resting place of famous (and infamous) folk like Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, “Public Enemy No. 1” Al Brady, and various politicians and Civil War generals. It also makes for a nice walking path. | 1048 State St., Bangor
BANGOR CITY FOREST Also known as the Rolland F. Perry City Forest, this park consists of approximately 650 acres and almost 10 miles of trails to explore by foot, bike or cross-country ski. Trails are well-maintained and wind through a variety of flora and terrain. Don’t miss the Orono Bog Walk, a one-mile boardwalk over the Orono Bog. | Parking at the end of Tripp Drive and Kittredge Road. 6
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A kayak tour through downtown Bangor’s canals offers a new perspective on the city and a fun way to spend the afternoon.
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BANGOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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EAGLES NEST RESTAURANT 1016 North Main St., Brewer
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DUNKIN' DONUTS 327 Main St., Bangor • (207) 947-8404
2 FEET BREWING 80 Columbia St., Bangor • (207) 573-1979
DYSART'S ON BROADWAY 1110 Broadway, Bangor • (207) 942-6725
AMATO'S 657 Broadway, Bangor • (207) 942-2929
DYSART'S ON COLDBROOK RD. 530 Coldbrook Rd., Bangor • (207) 942-4878
ANGELO'S PIZZERIA 499 Hammond St., Bangor • (207) 942-5553
EAGLES NEST RESTAURANT 1016 North Main St., Brewer, ME 04412 (207) 989-7635
ANGLERS RESTAURANT 91 Coldbrook Rd., Hampden • (207) 862-2121 BAGEL CENTRAL 33 Central St., Bangor • (207) 947-1654 FORK & SPOON RESTAURANT 76 Main St., Bangor • (207) 433-7646 BLAZE 18 Broad St., Bangor • (207) 922-2660 BUFFALO WILD WINGS 461 Stillwater Ave., Bangor • (207) 922-2500
EVENROOD'S 25 Broad St., Bangor • (207) 941-8800 FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON BANGOR AIRPORT 308 Godfrey Blvd., Bangor • (207) 947-6721 GEAGHAN'S PUB & CRAFT BREWERY 570 Main St., Bangor • (207) 945-3730 GOVERNOR'S 643 Broadway, Bangor • (207) 947-3113
CHICK-FIL-A BANGOR 605 Stillwater Ave., Bangor • (207) 942-5000
HAPPY ENDINGS MARTINI, TAPAS & DESSERT BAR 32 Main St., Bangor • (207) 573-4727
COFFEE HOUND COFFEE BAR 1 Ridgewood Dr., Bangor • (207) 664-9694
HARVEST MOON DELI 72 Columbia St., Bangor • (207) 947-3354
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bangor area resource guide HERO'S SPORTS GRILL 41 Washington St., Bangor • (207) 974-3033
MOE'S ORIGINAL BAR B QUE 650 Broadway, Bangor • (207) 992-9000
HIGH TIDE RESTAURANT 5 South Main St., Brewer • (207) 989-3300
NEW PANDA GARDEN RESTAURANT 123 Franklin St., Bangor • (207) 942-2704
HOLIDAY INN - BANGOR 404 Odlin Rd., Bangor • (207) 947-0101
ORIENTAL JADE RESTAURANT & SAMPAN GRILL 320 Bangor Mall Blvd., Bangor • (207) 947-6969
HOLLYWOOD CASINO HOTEL & RACEWAY BANGOR 500 Main St., Bangor • (207) 974-3500 KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN 43 Longview Dr. Bangor • (207) 990-0460
ORONO BREWING COMPANY 20 Main St. Orono • (207) 866-4677 26 State St., Bangor • (207) 262-5027 PAT'S PIZZA HAMPDEN 662 Main Rd., Hampden • (207) 947-6488
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN/TACO BELL 650 Broadway, Bangor • (207) 945-5993 KOSTA'S RESTAURANT & BAR 429 Wilson St., Brewer • (207) 989-8811 LAS PALAPAS 8 Bangor Mall Blvd., Bangor • (207) 947-3500 LONGHORN STEAK HOUSE 605 Hogan Rd., Bangor • (207) 945-3455 LUCERNE INN 2517 Main Rd., Dedham • (207) 843-5123 MARGARITA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT 15 Mill St., Orono • (207) 866-4863 MASON'S BREWING CO. 15 Hardy St., Brewer • (207) 659-2300 MCDONALD'S 665 Hogan Rd., Bangor • (207) 990-2763 MCLAUGHLIN'S AT THE MARINA 100 Marina Rd., Hampden • (207) 990-1111
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PAT'S PIZZA 11 Mill St., Orono • (207) 866-2111 PEPINO'S 49 Park St., Bangor • (207) 947-1233 RAMADA INN 357 Odlin Rd., Bangor • (207) 947-6961 SEA DOG 26 Front St., Bangor • (207) 947-8009 SEASON'S 427 Main St., Bangor • (207) 992-2250
WOODMAN'S BAR AND GRILL 31 Main St., Orono • (207) 866-4040 YOSHI JAPANESE RESTRAURANT 373 Wilson St., Brewer • (207) 989-9688
lodging & travel BANGOR MOTOR INN & CONFERENCE CENTER 701 Hogan Rd., Bangor • (207) 947-0355 BEST WESTERN WHITE HOUSE INN 155 Littlefield Ave., Bangor • (207) 862-3737
SPECIALTY SWEETS 36 Springer Dr., Bangor • (207) 990-0778
BLACK BEAR INN & CONFERENCE CENTER 4 Godfrey Dr., Orono • (207) 866-7120
THE GROUND ROUND 248 Odlin Rd., Bangor • (207) 942-5621
BREWER MOTOR INN 359 Wilson St., Brewer • (207) 989-4476
TIM HORTON'S 444 Main St., Bangor • (207) 947-9092 305 Odlin Rd., Bangor • (207) 942-0400
THE CHARLES INN 20 Broad St., Bangor • (207) 992-2820
TIMBER KITCHEN & BAR 22 Bass Park Blvd., Bangor • (207) 433-0844 UNO PIZZERIA AND GRILL 725 Stillwater Ave., Bangor • (207) 947-5000 VERVE BURRITOS 91 Main St., Bangor • (207) 922-2556 2 Mill St., Orono • (207) 866-4004
COLD RIVER CAMPGROUND 211 Riverside Dr., Eddington • (207) 922-2551 COUNTRY INN AT THE MALL 936 Stillwater Ave., Bangor • (207) 941-0200 COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT 236 Sylvan Rd., Bangor • (207) 262-0070 DAYS INN 327 Odlin Rd., Bangor • (207) 942-8272
WEST MARKET SQUARE ARTISAN COFFEEHOUSE 24 Broad St., Bangor • (207) 992-2270
RIVERVIEW MOTEL 810 State St., Bangor • (207) 942-0428
WHOOPIE PIE CAFE 621 Hammond St., Bangor • (207) 947-6222
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT 300 Odlin Rd., Bangor • (207) 990-0001
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FIRESIDE INN & SUITES 570 Main St., Bangor • (207) 942-1234 FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON BANGOR AIRPORT 308 Godfrey Blvd., Bangor • (207) 947-6721 HILTON GARDEN INN BANGOR 250 Haskell Rd., Bangor • (207) 262-0099 HOLIDAY INN - BANGOR 404 Odlin Rd., Bangor • (207) 947-0101 HOLLYWOOD CASINO HOTEL 500 Main St., Bangor • (207) 974-3500 LUCERNE INN 2517 Main Rd., Dedham • (207) 843-5123 MOTEL 6 1100 Hammond St., Bangor • (207) 947-4253 MILFORD MOTEL - SUITES ON THE RIVER 174 Main Rd., Rt 2 East, Milford • (207) 827-3200 PAUL BUNYAN CAMPGROUND 1862 Union St., Bangor • (207) 941-1177 QUALITY INN 750 Hogan Rd., Bangor • (207) 942-7899 RAMADA INN 357 Odlin Rd., Bangor • (207) 947-6961 RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT 22 Bass Park Blvd., Bangor • (207) 433-0800 THE CHARLES INN 20 Broad St., Bangor • (207) 992-2820 TOWNEPLACE SUITES - BANGOR 240 Sylvan Rd., Bangor • (207) 907-2612 UNIVERSITY INN/ACADEMIC SUITES 5 College Ave., Orono • (207) 866-4921 VACATIONLAND INN 453 Wilson St., Brewer • (207) 989-5450
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bangor area resource guide arts & entertainment ACADIA SAFARIS 21 Main St., Bangor • (207) 992-7297 ATC TENNIS CENTER 60 Mecaw Rd., Hampden • (207) 942-4836
GRACIE THEATRE AT HUSSON UNIVERSITY 1 College Circle, Bangor • (207) 941-7888 HOLLYWOOD CASINO HOTEL & RACEWAY 500 Main St., Bangor • (207) 974-3500 MAINE DISCOVERY MUSEUM 74 Main St., Bangor • (207) 262-7200
BANGOR DRIVE-IN 1674 Hammond St., Hermon • (207) 942-1409
MAINE FOREST & LOGGING MUSEUM/ LEONARD'S MILLS Govt Road, Bradley • (207) 974-6278
BANGOR ESCAPE ROOMS 1528 Hammond St., Bangor • (207) 404-6822
MAINE VETERANS MUSEUM 338 Madison Ave., Skowhegan • (207) 227-4160
BANGOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY 159 Union St., Bangor • (207) 942-1900
MAINE YOGA ADVENTURES Orono • (207) 299-0082
BANGOR MALL CINEMAS 557 Stillwater Ave., Bangor • (207) 942-1409
ORONO BOG BOARDWALK 647 Main St., Bangor • (207) 992-4490
BANGOR PILATES STUDIO 17 Second St., Bangor • (207) 944-2548
PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY 131 Main St., Bangor • (207) 947-6618
BANGOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 891 Broadway, Bangor • (207) 942-5555
ROBINSON BALLET COMPANY 107 Union St., Bangor • (207) 990-3140
BLACK BEARDS U.S.A. 680 Hampden Rd., Carmel • (207) 945-0233
SLIPPING GEARS CYCLING 753 Stillwater Ave., Bangor • (207) 307-7403
CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER 30 Venture Way, Bangor • (207) 990-2900
THE BANGOR Y 17 Second St., Bangor • (207) 941-2808
COLE LAND TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM 405 Perry Rd., Bangor • (207) 990-3600
THE SPORTS ARENA 1640 Hammond St., Hermon • (207) 848-5850
CURRAN HOMESTEAD VILLAGE 372 Fields Pond Rd., Orrington • (207) 945-9311
TREWORGY FAMILY ORCHARDS 3876 Union St., Levant • (207) 884-8354
ESCAPE BANGOR 570 Stillwater Ave., Bangor • (207) 942-8500
WATERFRONT CONCERT SERIES 1 Railroad St., Bangor • (207) 735-4291
EXPLORE BANGOR 25 Hammond St., Bangor • (207) 573-1328
YMCA OF OLD TOWN AND ORONO 472 Stillwater Ave., Old Town
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transportation RICKSHAW TAXI SERVICE (207) 285-0500
DICK'S TRANSPORTATION SERVICES (207) 942-6403
TOWN TAXI (207) 945-5671
CONCORD COACH LINES (207) 945-4000
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