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Take a walking tour through Maine history
Explore Maine’s City of Ships
by foot (or boat!)
In Bath, Maine, on the coast (just off Route 1), midway between Portland and Boothbay on the Kennebec River. With sights and stories to make Maine history come alive. All the local knowledge you need to anchor ⚓ your Maine vacation.
Buy tickets to any of our guided walking tours:
-Flagship Downtown Tour: 400+ Years of Maine History
-Historic Neighborhood: Homes of Sea Captains & Shipbuilders
-Women’s History: From Seneca Falls to Sagadahoc
and…NEW! Oak Grove Cemetery Tour!
OR - name your custom tour time and date!
Our Walking Tours History abounds in this 19th century American shipping and shipbuilding behemoth. Today, Bath, Maine still sparkles - a vibrant coastal city, with authentic charm. With so much to explore, let us be your guide on this essential stop on your itinerary!
Downtown Bath-Our Flagship Tour
Front Street, the heart of downtown Bath
About this Walking Tour Immerse yourself in the fascinating City of Ships on the Kennebec River. Enjoy a guided tour of Bath’s stunning 19th century brick downtown and learn about the people and events of the past 400+ years, discovering fascinating connections to American history.
90 minutes / $20 pp.
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Historic Neighborhood Tour
Washington Street - Bath’s finest residential homes
About this Walking Tour Stroll among the mansions that line Bath, Maine’s Washington Street neighborhood, a federal historic district. Discover the stories of the sea captains’ and shipbuilders’ families who lived there. Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne architecture abound.
90 minutes / $25 pp.
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Women’s History - “Corsets & Causes”
Hidden stories of amazing women!
About this Walking Tour 8 women, 4 Blocks - from Seneca Falls to Suffrage. You will be amazed and inspired by the ways Bath women stepped out into public life in the City of Ships. We will talk architecture, dresses, lawsuits, letters to and from sweethearts and share other hidden stories as well in this special tour.
90 minutes / $25 pp.
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The oldest gravestones in Oak Grove date to the 1770s.
New! Oak Grove Cemetery Tour Join us on a walk through one of Maine’s most fascinating and beautiful garden cemeteries, where Bath citizens from the ship builder to the blacksmith, from the sea captain to the librarian lie peacefully among the oaks and maples, and the living find comfort in the beauty of nature. A portion of all tour proceeds will go to cemetery upkeep!
Details:
90 minutes | $15 pp Learn more.
For your reunion, special guests, or when scheduled times & dates don’t work for you!
Custom & Private Tours We also offer private tours - pick your time and day. Out of town guests? Wedding weekend? Family reunion? Want two tours in one? We can do it all. We can even tour in your car if you have guests with mobility issues.
Starting at $125 for up to 4 people.
Contact us at info@embarkmainetours.com or call or text 207-208-7639. Response to your inquiry within hours (or more likely, within minutes).
About Us
Hi! I’m Meg Steele Barker, and Embark Maine Tours is my small business, launched in 2021. I’m a lifelong educator who lives right here in Bath, and I work full-time as a librarian at one of our elementary schools. I have a passion for history and learning by doing. I’ve honed my craft at C-SPAN and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, and as a National Park Service Interpretive Ranger. (Yes, I still have my ranger hat!)…
Meg is an excellent tour guide. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable. We learned so much!
— Laura and Amy, Washington, DC
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Bath, Maine Customs House
Here is where sea captains presented their paper work - swearing that what was on their manifests accurately reflected what was in their cargo holds. (Do you think any shenanigans went on in there?)
Fun Fact: Bath was once the 5th biggest port in the United States - find out why.