Fifth Maine Museum - History museum in Peaks Island - 45 Seashore Ave, USA

It was like stepping back in time for my friend & I! Lots of antiques on display. We were free to go upstairs & in the different rooms. The staff on duty was knowledge & friendly and the view from the back porch was breathtaking! Wish I had of had more time to look around but due to wanting to catch the ferry back to mainland we cut the visit short. If you are ex military & enjoy history you will really enjoy this little gem of a find!

Nice little museum. You can go through it in about 15 minutes. Has a nice sitting area overseeing the ocean in the back.

Deciding on a venue for your wedding is no small task. From the first contact with the 5th Maine, it was nothing but smooth sailing. Gail and her entire team made the planning, logistics, and execution of our vision absolutely seamless. Extremely affordable, wonderfully accessible facilities, and oh my god THE VIEW! Being Portland residents, and both born and raised in Maine, this was the quintessential Maine Coast wedding venue we could only have dreamed of. Filled with history, it is the absolute perfect place for you to celebrate your nuptials, or enjoy the wonderful museum on your day trip to Peaks. The gardens are perfectly manicured, and believe it or not, we didn’t pay extra for the monarch butterflies filling the garden during our ceremony. If I could give this place, and all it’s staff 100 stars, I would! Thanks again for making our day PERFECT.

The staff was absolutely amazing - the most friendly and enjoyable group of people I’ve been around in a long time. I love the family-run environment and how knowledgeable everyone was. I wish we could have stayed longer. The house is gorgeous, the historical artifacts and photos were interesting, and the surrounding area was amazing.

Amazing collection if history I learned Maine alone had 32 regiments and had over a total 48k men no ac no tv

Great experience learning a lot about what happened and what they did and their accomplishments and the people there that work and volunteer outstanding. Very friendly. Very knowledgeable. Very kind. I am grateful and will return

Very small and easy to get through with some great Civil War artifacts. Take note of when your going as it may be closed to visitors.

Very nice little museum. It is a communal vacation property built by members of the Fith Maine Infantry Regiment just after the civil war. Period artifacts, photos and gorgeous views. Volunteer docent enthusiastically explained the history. We were there on a Sunday and the wrap around porch was filled with local artists selling their crafts.