Exploration of Mount Desert Island - Bar Harbor Maine: Virtual Tour Guide and Information.   "Bar Harbor".  This is Agamont Park in the downtown area of Bar Harbor Maine.  Originally called Eden,  Bar Harbor quickly became one of the most popular summer retreats in the Country when word got out about the beauty of this island.   Today it enjoys a population of about 5,000.   Bar Harbor is usually the first thing that comes to mind when mentioning Acadia because it is where the entry to Acadia National Park is and is the crown jewel of Mount Desert Island for more reasons than just the Hope Diamond belonging to owners of a home here, which used to be tossed around on the front lawn by their children.  In Bar Harbor you'll find beautiful scenery, many shops, restaurants, activities, and lodging In Bar Harbor which was was founded in 1796 on Mount Desert Island, thousands of years after the ice age melt revealed this spectacular Maine Coast to Explorer Champlain in 1604.     As you stroll the streets in Bar Harbor, you will marvel at the beautiful cottages that were built during Bar Harbor's Golden Age, each one more beautiful and spectacular.  When visiting, you will quickly sense the wealth and the splendor of the the Guilded Age.  The architecture, intent on detail and lavish interiors are what define this town and the lifestyle.  You will find many cottages now converted to bed and breakfasts inns, the b and b's which people call them for short allow guests to reminisce and enjoy Bar Harbor the way it was. 

One very historical area is the shorepath which is next to the municipal pier.  The path was created in 1880 and displays the wealth of Bar Harbor's inhabitants along a stretch of about 1/2 mile long that  takes you along the shore and past the mansions. 

Take virtual tours....360 degree and panoramic views like the tours on this site inside all of the lodging options that you have for Acadia National Park.  Although the park itself does not offer lodging, there are plenty of bed and breakfasts, cottages, camps, cabins, hotels, motels in the villages near Acadia National Park.  The virtual tours make it so easy to find where to stay.