Bar Harbor $25 $500+ Discover the best hotel for you: Famously known as the gateway to Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine, has enjoyed a centuries-long reputation as a scenic respite that ...

It’s no surprise that Bar Harbor tops the list of Maine towns. Many would argue it stands in a class of its own.

A charming coastal community in Maine has been ... tourists resulted in hotels and 'grand' cottages popping up throughout the town through the 1880s, according to the Bar Harbor Historical Society.