6 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Bangor - Atlas Obscura

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Stephen King's House

The eccentric mansion of one the most popular horror authors of modern times.

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Paul Bunyan Statue, Bangor

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

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Chamberlain Freedom Park

Maine’s only official memorial to the Underground Railroad.

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Hannibal Hamlin Death Couch

Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.

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Mount Hope Cemetery

The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.

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Bangor Opera House

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

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Hudson Museum

Largest institutional collection of tomb figures from Western Mexico in the United States.

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8 miles from Bangor

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Maine Under Sail: Coastal Towns of Penobscot Bay

Aug 7—Aug 11, 2019

Sail across the offshore townships of Maine, August 7–11, and discover the wonders and oddities that make up this beautiful, remote corner of the world.

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Red Snappers

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Red Snappers

The reddest of the red meat.

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Stephen King at a book signing, c 1976.

A Burst Pipe Ruined Original Stephen King Manuscripts

Gerald Winters's bookstore in Bangor, Maine, specializes in rare editions and type-written drafts.

by Sarah Laskow

January 18, 2018