Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage — Attraction in Union

We had a very nice time visiting the museum and the volunteers who take care of the facility are really nice folks It hard for me to say what was best,so many interesting things to take in,we like the carriages and I enjoyed the topic displays,the equipment they have is Smithsonian grade pieces. The woman who guided us thru had a great knowledge of not only what the heck what the heck those beautiful exhibits are,but also who donated and the story behind it. The Moxie exhibit is without question the best I have seen in the world,and we have seen alot Major history and located on the Union fair grounds Thank you Mr Matthew's for such a wonderful collection of history,art and the...

It's a small museum that can be seen in a couple hours. The majority of the collection is items from the 1800s. There is an entire large section of the museum dedicated to Moxie and it's creator. In adjacent buildings there is a one room school hour and a building dedicated to the history of blueberrying. I'm not sure that these buildings are open every day.

The day we were there volunteers were available to talk to us about a number of the displays.

A hidden gem, but it's only open in...

Be sure to call first to make sure they're actually open. Don't trust the website (they don't update it when closed). We drove a half hour to visit, when their website said they're open (an August Thursday, early afternoon) only to find it closed, no one answering the phone. Total...