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Stephen King’s home city, with a historic downtown, a landmark water tower and a granite fort.
See a polished Penobscot Theatre Company production in this historic theater, a cultural anchor of downtown Bangor.
Catch a bird’s-eye view of Bangor at this National Register water tower, which offers public tours only about four times a year.
Join SK Tours of Maine to visit the Bangor sites that appear in King’s stories, including his red Victorian home and the water tower.
Bangor was a major lumber port, and a guided Bangor Historical Society tour brings that colorful past to life.
Kids can explore three floors of hands-on exhibits on science, nature, art, music and more in the heart of downtown.
Explore the massive granite fort and its exhibits, then take in Penobscot River views from the nearby Penobscot Narrows Bridge.
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