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Visitor tip
Don't miss the Christmas Tree Festival - reviewers highlight it as a must-see seasonal event with over 50 beautifully decorated trees worth spending considerable time exploring
Visitor tip
Plan to explore the museum's local history exhibits focused on Southern Maine's trading, culture, and tourism heritage - a unique educational angle that surprised visitors
Visitor tip
The museum features rotating local artist works including paintings, sea glass scenes, and pottery alongside permanent exhibits, so there's reason to visit multiple times throughout the year
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Collection Size
- More than 12,000 pieces
- Free Admission
- Thursday after 4 pm
- Hours
- Tue–Fri noon–4 pm, Thu until 8 pm, Sat 10 am–4 pm
What visitors say
Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Great displays and information. Local artists paintings, sea glass scenes and pottery. We enjoyed our visit.
Don't missis Christmas tree festival!!!! The museum is charming as is the staff. The tree display had at least 50 beautiful decorated trees I was there quite awhile admiring all of them A must see!!
Cute museum located near the church of Saco. Worth 2 dollars for the students to visit it. I did not knew that this part of Southern Maine shared a great story in trading, culture, tourism and demography! Geri Mema - Durrës, Albania…
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Did You Know?
- The Saco Museum collection contains more than 12,000 pieces spanning local history, culture, trade, and demographics of Southern Maine
- The museum offers free admission on Thursday evenings after 4 pm, making it an accessible cultural resource for the community
- The museum hosts an annual Christmas tree festival featuring at least 50 decorated trees, which is noted as a must-see attraction by visitors
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