Acadia National Park & Mount Desert Island

The scenic Park Loop Road winds its way through the park 

past the main attractions and is the best way to tour the park by car. 

Other highlights in the park are Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse and the dramatic chasm of Thunder Hole. 

Throughout Mount Desert Island are waterside villages overlooking small harbors. 

Of particular interest to garden lovers are Asticou Azalea Garden and neighboring Thuya Garden, both in Northeast Harbor. 

Asticou is a Japanese-inspired garden at its most spectacular in the spring 

when the azaleas are in bloom around the pond.