I've struggled with the thought of reviewing this museum simply because I don't find the subject matter interesting enough, which isn't the museum's fault. Every corner of this place is immersive, educational, relevant, and thorough. We were a little disappointed in the historical boat collection - for some reason, we thought there would be a little more substance and story behind the boats featured. Something else we found disappointing was the lighthouse light. You can walk right up to it but you can't go inside. You would think in a controlled environment with such an emphasis on immersion that you could be permitted to go inside the light, especially since its located just off the watchful eye of the attendants and curators, numerous in the lobby. Shrug. Since most visitors to the Maine coast will see lobster boats and the fishermen working, you might be interested to see the lobstering section of the museum. The wall of buouys is a work of art in itself. Even if you dont go downstairs, go in the stairwell and check out the random lobster ephemera. It's like they knew these things belonged here, somewhere, and didnt know where to display them, so they stuck them in a stairwell. So in this stairwell, you have clippings of Lobsterman (the superhero) comic book, lobster tail corset patterns, and all sorts of lobster miscellany. It's kind of a hoot. If you love all things maritime, you will absolutely love this place, and that's its aim, so for that reason, I'll give it 5 stars. Definitely leave the kids at home; if you aren't into boating and nautical history, there is little for you here.