Augusta (Maine)

Augusta is the state capital of Maine in the United States.

It is also the county seat of the state's Kennebec County.


	augusta (maine) Travel Guide : 1 Get in 1.1 By Plane 1.2 By Car 2 Get around 3 See, Do, Buy 4 Eat 5 Drink 6 Sleep 7 Get out 8 External links

Get in

Augusta State Airport (Airport Code: AUG). 75 Airport Road (about 1/2 mile west/northwest out Western Ave US-202/ME-17/ME-100/ME-1 from roundabout/rotary nearest the State Capitol). +1 207-626-2306 (Fax: +1 207-626-2309). Small regional airport with regular US Airways Express flights to Boston's Logan International Airport. http://www.ci.augusta.me.us/airport.html

From Portland: take US Interstate I-295 North toward Falmouth; this becomes I-95 North; follow signs for Augusta. Exit at Augusta/Western Ave, and turn right, east, into Augusta; trip is under 60 miles, about one hour total in reasonable traffic.
From Bangor: Take I-95 South to Augusta/Western Ave, and turn left, east, into Augusta; trip is about 80 miles, a bit under 1 1/2 hours in reasonable traffic.
From Belfast: Take Maine State Route 3 South (really west/southwest); trip is about 47 miles, or about one hour in reasonable traffic.

State Capitol Building, State Street, +1 207-287-2301. The west entrance is open to the public M-F, 8 AM-5 PM. Free guided tours are offered M-F 9 AM-1 PM. Free. http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/about/generalinfo/visitinginfo.htm

Maine State Museum, State House Complex, State Street (across the parking lot from the State Capitol Building), +1 207-287-2301 (TTY: +1 207-287-6740, Fax: +1 207-287-6633). Tu-F 9 AM-5 PM. Sa 10 AM-4 PM. Closed Su, Mo, and State holidays. Exhibits focus on Maine-specific: natural history; prehistory and archaeology; natural resources and agricultural and industrial history; working people and manufacturing; and identity. Of particular interest is the reassembled two-story woodworking mill. $2 ($1 for children aged 6-18 and senior citizens aged 62 and over, free for children under 6, $6 family maximum). http://www.mainestatemuseum.org/

Old Fort Western, 16 Cony Street, +1 207-626-2385 (Fax: +1 207-626-2304). Hours vary depending on season: Memorial Day weekend to July 3: every day 1-4 PM; July 4-Labor Day: M-F 10 AM-4 PM, Sa, Su 1-4 PM; Labor Day-Columbus Day: Sa, Su 1-4 PM; November-May: first Su of the month only, 1-3 PM. Built in 1754, this is the oldest surviving wooden fort in North America (the main house is original). It is a National Historic Landmark. Near the rebuilt stockade overlooking the Kennebec River is a 1912 marker recording the September 1775 departure from the fort of an expion under Benedict Arnold for the capture of Quebec. $5 ($4 for seniors aged 55 and over, $3 for children aged 6-16, free for children under 6 and residents of Augusta). http://www.oldfortwestern.org/

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