Bangor
The Queen City of the East
General Information
Other Name: -, District: Maine, State: New England, United States of America
Area: 90 km²
Languages Spoken: English
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Bangor is the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States.As of 2008, Bangor is the third-largest city in Maine, as it has been for more than a century. The economic and retail hub of Eastern and Central Maine, Bangor boasts a significant retail industry which attracts travelers from throughout Maine and Canada.In the 19th century, Bangor prospered as a lumber port, and began to call itself "the lumber capital of the world".Bangor has a fascinating, mostly 19th-century cityscape, and sections of the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Bangor is the hometown of Hannibal Hamlin, who served as Abraham Lincoln`s first Vice President, and was a strong opponent of slavery. His statue stands in a downtown park, and his house is on the National Register of Historic Places.Location
Bangor is approximately 30 miles from Penobscot Bay up the Penobscot River at its confluence with the Kenduskeag Stream.Climate
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Fun for the whole family is available at this amusement park that features 36 challenging miniature golf holes, a ten cage batting facility with both fast and slow pitch softball, Indy-style go karts on a 1/4 mile, high banked track, large game room, and a half acre trout pond where you can feed the five pound rainbow brook trout.
Dedicated to collecting and preserving historical Maine land transportation, this museum contains ten fire trucks ranging from a 1910 hand tub to a 1948 Ahrens Fox, a large display of snow removal equipment, over 2,000 historical photographs, and a number of U.S. military memorabilia.
A 20 lane bowling center providing open bowling, leagues for all ages, cosmic bowling, summer bowling camp.
One of the largest children''s museum north of Boston, this wonderful museum features three floors of fun, adventurous, and exciting interactive exhibits on a broad range of topics including music, natural science, art, and geography. There are also seven major exhibit areas at this museum.
Located in a beautiful historic 1888 building, this theatre features a full season of high quality, highly entertaining plays with regional and out-of-state guests artists making occasional appearances.