Seal Cove Auto Museum

This is a fascintating, wonderful place to visit. Make sure you pull aside one of the docents to give you a tour. You will be amazed at the treasures in this place.

What a wonderful collection of antique cars and motorcycles!
While we were visiting Acadia my wife found this car museum on Unilocal and thought it would be a nice surprise for me. She was right!
This museum is a hidden gem in Maine and has a huge collection of vehicles. We wandered the museum for what seemed like an hour in utter amazement of the history behind each vehicle.
Final thoughts, the museum is a must see if you are a car enthusiasts. Also, it is very inexpensive, the staff here is phenomenal, and their little gift shop has some nice items. We ended up buying some cups for our collection.

Excellent collection !!! Has cars going back to the very beginning. Definitely recommend for family or car enthusiasts. A hidden gem in the Bar Harbor area.

Without doubt, this is one of the best auto museums anywhere in the world. A fantastic collection of vehicles from every era of American motor transport history, presented in a very informative fashion. I love the fact that they actively restore and maintain the vehicles in working order wherever possible, and in the attached garage they had a couple of ‘works in progress’ on display, one of which had only been finished a couple of weeks ago and was heading off to a July 4 display.
There are some great vehicles here — I particularly liked the 1905 Pearce and the 1913 Peugeot ‘skiff’, which is a marvel of restoration when you compare the immaculate woodwork body shell to the ‘before’ picture when it was basically a rusty chassis.
An ideal rainy day activity (which is why we went), but don’t wait for the rain to visit. If you’re down that side of the island for any reason, make the detour to Seal Cove for a visit. You won’t regret it.

The museum houses a stupendous and fascinating collection of antique cars and motorcycles, dating from the earliest days of motorized travel through the early 1930’s. Several of the vehicles are one of a kind, and most of the cars have been restored to excellent condition. A sign placed in front of each vehicle provides details about its history and its maker. If you want more information, the knowledgeable staff are more than willing to to help. Visitors are allowed to take photos of everything.
It is easy to spend a pleasant hour, or longer, here. People always say to save this kind of place for a rainy day, but, honestly, it is worth seeing, no matter what the weather is like outside. It is one of the hidden gems of MDI. If you are at all interested in cars or the history of the automobile, don’t miss this museum.

Incredible collection mostly pre 1935 cars. Very reasonable admission price. Unassuming outside. Worth the trip if you like old cars or a rainy day activity.

My family and I have been coming to MDI every year for the past 20 years and have driven by this place many many times without stopping by. Finally, on a rainy day, we went in and had a really good time! I’m not much of a car person but I found the museum pieces very fascinating and historical. The museum was much busier than I expected and the owner is very knowledgeable and happy to talk to you about the cars. Also we talked to a man who was working on one of the cars and he explained he was a volunteer who sometimes got to take the cars out and drive them. Very friendly. If you’re looking for something to do on a rainy Acadia afternoon, check out the auto museum!

Amazing that no one has Unilocaled this spectacular museum before. It is a must-​see for just about anyone, we believe, and it ranks among the finest car museums to be seen in America. First, it houses a collection with a definite purpose: showcasing automobiles from the «Brass Age,» all pre-​1917 models (though there are a few post-​1917 cars). The cars are beautifully restored; several have won major awards at the prestigious Pebble Beach shows. The 1913 Peugeot is layered with magnificent mahogany, and it is nothing short of breathtaking. The history here goes back to an 1886 Benz (before it became Mercedes Benz) and moves through such familiar cars as Stanley Steamers, Pierce Arrows and Fords and Cadillacs. But you’ll also find some gorgeous models you’ve probably never seen before, including a 1900 Skeen, a 1913 Thomas and on and on. The cars are quite thoroughly documented, and we encountered a guide who provided us with some additional information. You can also stroll into a garage area where, on the day we visited, several men were working on a 1908 Locomobile. There’s a small museum store with a book about the museum’s collection (well worth the $ 12.95). Admission is cheap ($ 6 for adults) and well worth it many times over if you are an automobile enthusiast. Frankly, we were awed by what we saw and can’t speak highly enough of Seal Cove. It’s only a little over 30 minutes from Bar Harbor, and we know you won’t be sorry you came.

Strange, but awesome attraction available on the island. When we arrived, there was one other couple in the building, and our party of four. No one else came in the 90+ minutes we were there. It is very quiet and seemingly desolate, but very cool! I am not much of a car person, but the other members of my party truly enjoyed reading all of the provided information on the dozens and dozens of cars on display! Very interesting, very educational, very neat stop! Definitely recommend if you have any car enthusiasts or history enthusiasts in your party.