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Brunswick

Pay a visit to picturesque Brunswick, Maine, and you'll discover something special, something greater than the sum of its parts. It's a classic New England charmer to be sure. Surrounded by pine forests and nestled into a crook of the Androscoggin River, natural beauty is in no short supply. History buffs will appreciate Bowdoin College and her several museums of note; while literature mavens will recognize Brunswick as the setting where Harriet Beecher Stowe penned Uncle Tom's Cabin, a 19th century clarion call for America's abolitionist movement.

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    Androscoggin Swinging Bridge

    This simple pedestrian suspension bridge spanning the Androscoggin River was built in 1892 for workers crossing from Topsham into Brunswick for their factory jobs. Crossing affords beautiful views of the placid river. First constructed by the firm that built the Brooklyn Bridge, this incarnation has been rebuilt a few times; however, the cables you see today remain original. Parks have since been created on either end, and in 2004 the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

    24 hours dailyFree

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    Bowdoin College

    The oldest institute of higher education in Maine, founded in 1794. Often referred to as a "hidden Ivy", in 2019, the college was ranked as the fifth-best liberal arts college in the country by U.S. News & World Report. There are dozens of interesting buildings and activities here supporting the 2,000 or so students and staff residing on campus.

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    First Parish Church

    This Gothic Revival church—dating from around 1845—bears a unique vertical board-and-batten panel exterior. Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose husband was a professor at Bowdoin College, was sitting here in pew 23 during a communion service when she had a vision of the death of a slave. This vision became the pivotal element in her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. First Parish Church got an excellent and extensive restoration in 2004.

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    Harriet Beecher Stowe House

    A National Historic Landmark, nearly 200 years old. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin here.

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    Pejepscot Historical Society Museum

    One of Maine's oldest historical organizations, maintaining three museums about the area and an extensive research collection..

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    The Skolfield-Whittier House

    Often referred to as a "time capsule" because it has been virtually untouched since the Victorian era, the Skolfield-Whittier House is a magnificent Italiante-style duplex.

    Wed-Sat May 22 - Oct 10; tours at 10AM, 11AM, 1PM, 2PM, and 3PM

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    Bowdoin College Museum of Art

    Upper Park Row, Walker Art Building, at Bowdoin College.

    Tue-Sat 10AM-5PM, Thu 10AM-8ː30PM, Sun 1-5PMFree

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    Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum

    Hubbard Hall at Bowdoin College.

    Tue-Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun 2-5PMFree