Reviews of Seal Cove Auto Museum (Tourist Attraction)

Grease Munky

Great place and knowledge staff. A few members were working on a Ford while people were visiting. Great to see restoration in progress!

Beverly Hanson

What a truly wonderful place! A true step back in time and very informative.

D M

A lot bigger than it looks from the outside. Good way to kill an hour. Cheap admission. Friendly staff. Lego and coloring table for kids who loose interest in the old cars. Beautiful old cars. By the way, Seal Cove Road from Southwest Harbor is mostly gravel. You might want to take the long way around.

James Rossi

Nice selection of oldies,

Ilya Kenny

This is the best place for people who like classic cars all of the employs are the best they have the best cars that I've ever seen. From Ilya I had the best time when I when in September 1/2015 THANK YOU Eric Novella

Jeff Sugarman

Great museum! An amazing collection of antique cars and motorcycles and a friendly, knowledgable staff to guide you through it all. When we went they had a thoughtful collection of vintage advertisements to accompany the cars. It was interesting to see the cultural/historical references beside each car. Fun for kids and adults!

Joanne Mishou

This is wonderful collection of old, very old, vehicles. There are also old motorcycles, children's push peddle cars, and period clothing interspersed among the cars. Bring your picnic lunch to enjoy on the picnic tables under the trees.

Tim Schunk

If you love cars then this is the place. History is everything here. Well staffed, clean and neat.

Joshua Rinas

An amazing collection of historic vehicles telling the story of the early development of the automobile. The narrative of advertising shares an insightful look at vehicle evolution and sales. The exhibition is an excellent, if surprising, find in this very rural Maine location. Undoubtedly worth the trip for anyone interested in history or cars.

Paul Mason

Loved it

Harvey Walters

Fabulous collection of more than 50 beautifully restored vintage cars: gas, electric, and steam powered, primarily from about 1900 to 1920. Very knowledgeable and helpful staff, and even offers free rides in something from the collection on Fridays, weather permitting.

David Varney

Great dedication to the beautiful vehicles they have on display.

Steve Orr

Very impressive collection.

Laura ntk

Beautiful cars. Friendly service.

Hulon Bush

Many Unique Autos in several one-of-a-kind automobiles

JoAnne Meggenhofen

Loved it! Lots of awesome cars. Can't wait to see the new display when we come back in 2021!

Anne Leonardi-Merchant

Such a cool place, run by really lovely people.

Taylor Ratcliff

So cool !!! Friendly staff! !

Joel Petrow

If you have any interest or curiosity about automobiles, especially the early days, this is a wonderful place to visit.

Bob Marcus

Enjoyed it both times. Interesting for kids and adults.

Filip Jasinski

This is a pure gem hidden deep in Acadia, Maine. Museum with taste, style, class, with deep attention to historical detail. Better even then the huge automotive museum in Brussels, Belgium. With kind staff and a special take on cars that will melt the hearts even of non-drivers. They even have a place for kids to play. Undoubtably one of the best museum establishments I ever saw. SEVEN STARS well-deserves!!

Alicia

This was a great little car museum on Mt. Desert island. We have visited many larger automobile museums across many states, and this museum still managed to surprise us with some cars and motorcycles we had never seen before.

Peter Carlson

Many very nice early 1900s cars and a few motorcycles and bicycles. Very interesting display.

Emily Smith

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.

Keith Kenniff

This is one of our kids favorite places to visit on Mt. Desert Island. They love doing the scavenger hunt. Beautiful selection of antique cars.

Jeannie Buzzell

Off the beaten path but so worth going! Great auto museum!

Tavis Kerr

Great little auto museum in the middle of nowhere. Really interesting collection

steve

A great car museum with very friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Janet Maxwell

What a great surpising find. We never expected the quality of the cars, judging by the outside of the building. Very interesting museum.

Charlaine Robichaud

Great little museum full of old cars!

FRank JEtton

It was an amazing experience and fun excursion on a rainy day.

Robert Shaffer

Cool auto museum. A little out of the way but definitely worth the drive.

Garrett Doerr

Great rare cars in a rural town

Cheryl Hotaling

This was our second visit to the museum. The quality and information of these beautiful autos is the best we have seen. The guides really know the history of these museum pieces and love taking care of them. While we enjoy it's out of the way location, can't understand why there are not more visitors. Such a beautiful experience for young and older.

Diane Wells

Great collection and we even got to ride in a '21 Mercer!

Laurie Cameron

Fun museum

Dandan Huang

Great collection of cars. Learnt the history of impact of cars development to the local ME environment and economy.

James Wilson

Nice people run this place.

K Fineran

A nice change from the tourist areas. All types of antique cars and knowledgable staff.

Omri Hanoon

(Translated by Google) A beautiful museum and on Tuesdays the retirees come to renovate an old car (Original) מוזאון יפה ובימי שלישי באים הפנסיונרים לשפץ רכב ישן

Narlo Schiesser

Just a lovely stop with a great car collection!

Ron Quebec

Fantastic

Pam Von

Awesome place. Small but has some unique vehicles.

Don Grose

Definitely worth a stop. Mostly vintage cars from around 1900 to 1930s. Latest is a 1950s Chevrolet.

D.K. Wang

Breath-taking collections that will take you back to decades ago.

Ryan 252432431322

Phenomenal selection of cars

John Meeson

Much more than I expected. Nice collection of brass era autos. Wish I had more time there. Well worth a visit.

Barbara Caldwell-Pease

This is the best auto museum we've ever visited. The cars are beautifully kept, the displays are fascinating and the staff are very friendly. We were very impressed and will go back often.

Paul Altman

Awesome

Alon Dotan

Cute place

Glenn Harris

Several "one of a kind cars" . Stuff I haven't seen in ages.

Susan G. B

Nice auto collection, and informative.

David Lightcap

Great antique cars and motorcycles. All vehicles are positioned to allow pictures to be taken easily. Staff are very friendly and willing to answer any questions presented.

Mary Ternus

YOu will not believe this place! If you don't walk around humming "Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" I give up entirely. Worth many a visit. Try to make it on "Electric Car Day" for a ride in the 1915 electric buggy!

Nancy Agnew

Very cool, small automobile museum. The gentleman working there were very kind to all of our Scouts and answered their questions.

Phillip L Coleman

Like the place, first time riding in a total Electric car.

Joel Sherman

Awesome collection.

John Noonan

Great museum, great cars. Good history.

Kendall Sperrey

Very impressive museum! A must see!

Millie Shenton

When I was here last, long ago, it was only lovely vehicles in a nice building. It is very much a museum now, less vehicles, but well worth a visit if you are out and about on a day trip. Friendly staff, clean building, high quality souvenirs.

Andy Klaver

Amazing exhibits+

Matt Hughes

Cool gem on the quiet side. Great collection of cars.

Ben Daniels

This surpassed expectations. Inexpensive at $6 for adults. Beautifully preserved and restored cars with informative facts about the autos and the history of advertising of automobiles from the early 1900s.

Richard McConnell

Nice little museum

Bowen Shang

love it

dkitts

Nice place. I love these small museums!

Brett Binns

Wonderful event, wonderful people, all those amazing cars. Much fun was had!

Shaughnessey McArthur

Great collection that rotates frequently. We saw cars I have only read about. Definitely worth the trip. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Jennifer Kirley

One of Maine's best kept secret treasures, this collection astonishes in its variety of very early cars. I never realized there were so many makers back then, making steam, combustible and even an early electric car. Wonderful!

romanpolaski

Outstanding museum like no other on the east coast. Make the effort to visit and plan on 2 hours even with your wife!

Rebecca Perrin

Fabulous cars, well displayed

Maine CarGuy

Middle of nowhere hidden GEM!Hard to believe one person used to own all these incredible cars. About 60 on display. Second time we have been here. Fabulous collection of original and restored autos, with a few motorcycles and horsedrawn vehicles thrown in as well. Cool t-shirts and gift shop. Really friendly and knowledgeable staff. Well worth the short drive from Bar Harbor to the "quiet side" of MDI. You'll be glad you visited! GREAT little museum!

Andrea Rogers

Great display of old cars and bikes and cheap to get in

rhonda langley

What an amazing event. 2019 speakeasy!! Thank you for such a fun night

steve mcadams

Really nicely laid out museum with a sizable collection of vintage brass cars. It was a rainy day when we visited and parking was a bit of a problem as everyone else seemed to have the same idea. Well worth the admission price.

Benjamin Beaugh

Awesome collection of antique cars and friendly staff

Roger Paquette

Excellent display of antique cars and motorcycles.

radine riedesel

This was a great museum. It has a lot of cars and information about them.

liz cutler

The art of brass era cars is stunning, theprograms are innovative and fun. There is always someone very knowledgeable to answer questions or point out details that make it even more interesting. I was there to draw these beauties as part of an ArtWaves workshop that day. It was difficult to decide which one to use as my model -the more I looked the more I saw. I will return!

speak thereal

They will not tell you when they are closed due to painting, or contruction they will just close and not inform you. It would of been nice to know. I love antique cars and not to sound like a complainer but I drove 24 minutes each way which is 50 minutes all together. Kinda frustrating to get there and they are closed when you seen “ open” on their website. And when you try to call and no one answers but a voice mail says open.

Lin Corliss

Excellent auto exhibits. Friendly and helpful staff

Rainbow The Macaw

I loved it, but then again, I love anything cars

John Lyons

Fun time

slibocker

This is a really cool place to when you want to do something different. Very nice and knowledgeable staff. My 4-year old daughter loved it here. It was a great place to spend a rainy afternoon and well worth going to.

Tracy Kratzer

What an awesome display of vintage cars!! I was in awe....even had a scavenger hunt the kids were able to take part in and our grandson found OTTO!!

Eileen Laliberte

Classy collection, nicely displayed.

Robert Daigle

I didn't go I work across the street

Jordan Reeves

Lots of rare brands I had never heard of. A few rust buckets and several champion restorations in a surprisingly large collection. Worth a stop for anyone into cars, or even if you're not and the weather pushes you inside for a day.

David Maloney

Awesome people enjoying awesome historical cars. Got a ride in a hundred year old electric car yes really! Thanks to all at seal cove. Bonus.. Denny's is right around the corner

Bonnie Thibault

A true gem! Friendly staff and an impressive collection of antiques! We wven got to go for a ride in one of the old cars!

Patricia Ledford

Amazing Auto Museum! I didn't even think I was that interested in old cars, but this place was incredibly interesting, and helped me to see them as works of art, in addition to an important part of history

Bernie Englert

Very interesting

Matt Bernier

Amazing collection of pre-1920 automobiles, as well as a handful of bicycles and motorcycles from the same era. There are informational placards for almost every vehicle. The wood-bodied Peugot was my favorite exhibit although I loved seeing some of the old coaches with 3-4 rows of bench seats as well. All in all a definite must see for anyone traveling through the area. Admission is cheap too, only $6!

Sergey Nikitin

One more excellent hidden New-England treasure with the huge collection of autos, bicycles and motorcycles from the beginning of Brass Era. The non-profit museum has been established by a passionate cat collector Richard Paine who spent a lifetime creating this beautiful collection.

John Salvas

Great car collection

David Johnston

It's a nice collection of cars some very rare.

Michael Moore

Very cool way of presenting the story of the car ban on Mount Desert Island!

Shahzad Faisal

A unique opportunity to see and learn from the best preserved cars.

rtwpaul

Great history

Kathy Stewart

Staff knew a lot about the cars. Lots of cars I've never seen before as well as 1 of a kind cars.

Dan

Fantastic collection of fine automobiles that have been to pebble beach. My favorite is the blue Pierce Arrow. The motorcycles were very nice as well. It was cool to see a Thor in person.

Martha Donovan

Great place

Kenneth Christian

Beautifully restored vehicles. Helpful, knowledgeable staff. Highly recommended!

Zach Boyer

The first thing in the door we were welcomed by a wonderful lady. She gave a quick verbal overview of the museum and welcomed us. The collection is very nice. The gift shop had very reasonably priced items. I would recommend this as part of your Acadia visit.

Kyle Trusler

Very friendly people. I sure don't know much about old cars, and didn't really care for them before going, but they really were fascinating and interesting to look and learn about.

Pamela Batchelder

Very well designed and informative. Wonderful cars.

Robert Warner

Rare one of a kind Museum a motorcycles Cars Etc prior to 1916

Cory Quinet

What a jewel of a museum tucked away on Mount Desert Island. The volunteers knew a lot about the cars. A pleasure to see and well laid out.