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Mysterious Lore and More Walking History Tour of Boothbay Harbor
(3) Reviews
About
This walk through Boothbay Harbor's snickleways is a wonderous combination of our town's hidden history, local lore, and unsolved mysteries that will leave you ruminating long after the tour has ended. Your entertaining local guide gives you a lay of the land and all the inside scoop on the harbor’s most mysterious unsolved death, Boothbay Harbor’s very own sea serpent, legendary treasure tales surrounding many of the harbor’s islands with a visit to the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard Museum where tall masted ships have been built for almost 200 years.
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Walking map of Boothbay Harbor
10% off another Mysterious Harbor Tours e-bike or walking tour
Mysteries to unravel and legends to trip on!
Local tasty treat
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Whale Park
Go to the Town Landing in Whale Park and look for your guide wearing a Mysterious Harbor Tours t-shirt.
Return
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Our walking tour includes some steep inclines and uneven surfaces, including sidewalks, grass, and wooden walkways. Your guide can assist those who need help with inclines and uneven surfaces. We can also accommodate wheelchairs on a custom tour. Please contact us to discuss this option.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Mysterious Lore and More Walking History Tour of Boothbay Harbor
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About
This walk through Boothbay Harbor's snickleways is a wonderous combination of our town's hidden history, local lore, and unsolved mysteries that will leave you ruminating long after the tour has ended. Your entertaining local guide gives you a lay of the land and all the inside scoop on the harbor’s most mysterious unsolved death, Boothbay Harbor’s very own sea serpent, legendary treasure tales surrounding many of the harbor’s islands with a visit to the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard Museum where tall masted ships have been built for almost 200 years.
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Walking map of Boothbay Harbor
10% off another Mysterious Harbor Tours e-bike or walking tour
Mysteries to unravel and legends to trip on!
Local tasty treat
Gratuities
Meeting Points
Departure
Whale Park
Go to the Town Landing in Whale Park and look for your guide wearing a Mysterious Harbor Tours t-shirt.
Return
Itinerary
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Whale Park
We’ll begin our tour in the heart of Boothbay Harbor at the town pier with beautiful harbor views of schooners, lobster boats, super yachts, and the harbor’s east side working waterfront. This town has always been a seafaring place, home to sailors and sea captains, fisherman, ship builders, and pirates!
10 minutes
2
10 Wharf St
What do Queen Elizabeth I, a ring, and Outer Heron Island have in common? Would you believe the claim on a $1 billion-dollar English estate?
10 minutes
3
Boothbay Harbor Footbridge
Stroll along America’s longest wooden footbridge, enjoying spectacular harbor views, including Maine’s oldest lighthouse on Burnt Island with its long history of keepers—some who never left the island.
10 minutes
4
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Originally built as a secret society lodge for the Knights of Pythias, the Opera House was saved from demolition with the help of two famous rock stars. It’s become an internationally renowned music venue and considered the most haunted building in Maine.
10 minutes
5
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
A mysterious stranger dressed all in black checked into the Hotel Fullerton and headed out for a glimpse of ocean surf. Her identity and untimely end are still unsolved mysteries almost 100 years later.
10 minutes
6
Oak Street
Local Wawenock leader Samoset became the first Indigenous person to contact the Europeans and sets an example for us today.
10 minutes
7
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard
Visit the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard Museum and learn more about this historic shipyard where tall masted ships have been built for almost 200 years.
15 minutes
8
Whale Park
We wrap up back where we began with some classic seafarer superstitions and accounts of unknown creatures sighted by hundreds of respectable people up and down the Maine and Massachusetts coastline known as The Great New England Sea Serpent.
