A view of the Southwest Harbor in Bar Harbor, Maine.

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#26. Bar Harbor

A popular tourism destination in the Down East region of Maine is Bar Harbor, Maine, home to College of the Atlantic, Cadillac Mountain and the largest parts of Acadia National Park. Even though it’s a small community, Bar Harbor has a number of top microbreweries such as Bar Harbor Brewing Co., established in 1990 as the first brewery in town and home to an award-winning Cadillac Mountain Stout.

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