{"id":59,"date":"2019-10-29T08:43:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T12:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:19:08","slug":"things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/things-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Day-House-WEB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Day-House-WEB-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"The entryway of a historic Castine home. Photo courtesy of Loi Thai.\" width=\"347\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Day-House-WEB-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Day-House-WEB-600x723.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Day-House-WEB-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Day-House-WEB-768x926.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-house-tour\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Day-House-WEB.jpg 881w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a>The Castine area has a number of things to do, both before and after the House and Garden Tour. Come for the day and stay for the weekend! Things to do include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>House and Garden Tour host, the Castine Historical Society, has multiple free exhibits to see in while you&#8217;re visiting. Learn more about our 2026 exhibition, <em>Francis Hamabe&#8217;s Maine: A Life in Art <\/em>here. Also visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/castinehistoricalsociety-100213.square.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>unique gift shop<\/strong><\/a> for quality merchandise for including home goods, clothing, and books.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/wilsonmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wilson Museum<\/strong><\/a> on Perkins Street<\/li>\n<li>Walk around Dyce&#8217;s Head Lighthouse<\/li>\n<li>Take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.castinehistoricalsociety.org\/castine-virtual-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Castine Virtual Tour <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Take a tour on the harbor and see Castine from the water! Book a tour on Lil&#8217; Toot with<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/castinecruises.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Castine Harbor Tours.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Why not stay for several days? You can get a full listing of all the restaurants, hotels, and businesses in Castine by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/castine.me.us\/welcome\/visit-castine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Town of Castine<\/strong><\/a> website.<\/li>\n<li>Plan to attend The Garden Club of Mount Desert Garden Day 2026 on Saturday, July 25th from 10:00am \u2013 4:00pm. <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gardenclubofmountdesert.org\/open-garden-day\">Open Garden Day \u2014 Garden Club of Mount Desert<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Castine area has a number of things to do, both before and after the House and Garden Tour. 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