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Accessibility legend:
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Good
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Meets most accessibility standards
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OK
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Usable – does not meet all standards
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?
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May be usable with assistance
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X
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Major barrier – not accessible |
PARK INFORMATION CENTERS AND MUSEUMS
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Entrance |
Parking |
Rest Rooms |
Pay Phones |
Water Fountains |
| Thompson Island Information Center |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
| Hulls Cove Visitor Center & Eastern National Bookstore |
OK |
Good |
Good |
Good |
X |
| Sieur de Monts Nature Center |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
| Park Headquarters (Route 233, Bar Harbor) |
Good |
Good |
OK |
Good |
Good |
| Islesford Historical Museum (Little Cranberry Island) |
X |
None |
Good |
None |
Good |
Special Notes
Thompson Island - Open seasonally. Contains park and chamber information.
Hulls Cove Visitor Center - Follow signs to accessible parking lot. Open April 15 through October. TTY pay phone outside Visitor Center.
Sieur de Monts Nature Center - Telephone in parking lot. Open late May to mid-October.
Park Headquarters - 24-hour TTY pay phone outside. Open April 15 through October, M-F 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and November to April 14, daily 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m..
Islesford Historical Museum - Restrooms are in adjacent building. Seven steps into museum. Boat access to island. Open seasonally.
MUSEUMS ON MOUNT DESERT ISLAND
The museums below are not managed by the National Park Service. They provide varying levels of accessibility.
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Main Entrance |
Parking |
Rest Rooms |
Pay Phones |
Water Fountains |
| Abbe Museum (Sieur de Monts) |
OK |
Good |
None |
None |
X |
| Abbe Museum (Bar Harbor) |
Good |
Good |
Good |
None |
Good |
| George B. Dorr Natural History Museum (College of the Atlantic) |
? |
Good |
Good |
None |
Good |
| Great Harbor Museum (Northeast Harbor) |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
None |
| Mt. Desert Oceanarium (Southwest Harbor) |
OK |
OK |
? |
None |
X |
| Wendell Gilley Museum (Southwest Harbor) |
X |
Good |
Good |
None |
None |
| Sound School House Museum (Mount Desert) |
Good |
Good |
Good |
None |
None |
Special Notes
Abbe Museum (Sieur de Monts) - Assistance may be needed for ascending steep paved trail to museum. Phone in parking lot.
Abbe Museum (Bar Harbor) - Parking and entrance in rear.
George B. Dorr Natural History Museum - Assistance may be needed at the entrance.
Great Harbor Museum - Only bottom floor is accessible.
Mt. Desert Oceanarium - One-inch curb at entrance. Numerous hands-on exhibits.
Wendell Gilley Museum - Ramp at side entrance. May need assistance.
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