Things to Do

Brunswick is strongest on college museums, literary and Civil War history, and easy river walks. Most central sights are close enough to combine on foot.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Bowdoin College

Historic liberal arts campus that gives Brunswick its museums, architecture, and college-town energy.

Sight
02

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Free campus art museum with European, American, ancient, and contemporary works in a compact setting.

Museum
03

Harriet Beecher Stowe House

Federal Street house where Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote much of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Sight
04

Skolfield-Whittier House

The Skolfield-Whittier House is a preserved Victorian duplex often described as a time capsule. Its Italianate rooms, furnishings, and family collections show how a …

Museum
05

Androscoggin Swinging Bridge

Pedestrian suspension bridge linking Brunswick and Topsham over the Androscoggin River.

Sight
06

Bowdoin Pines Trail

Bowdoin Pines Trail is a short wooded escape beside the Bowdoin College campus. The 33-acre old-growth pine stand has easy paths for walking, jogging, …
07

First Parish Church

First Parish Church is a Gothic Revival landmark in the centre of Brunswick, dating from the mid-19th century. Its vertical board-and-batten exterior is unusual, …

Sight
08

Cox Pinnacle

Cox Pinnacle is a wooded preserve northwest of Brunswick with trails through ledges, wetlands, and quiet forest. The route climbs to one of the …
09

Pejepscot Historical Society Museum

Local history museum run by one of Maine's oldest historical societies

Museum
10

Crystal Spring Farm Reserve

Crystal Spring Farm Reserve protects fields, forest, and blueberry barrens on the edge of Brunswick. Its trails are a low-key way to see Maine …