With some terrific day trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore everything that Bar Harbor, 20 miles away, has to offer. Among the first stops you make here ought to be Bar Harbor Whale Watching, Village Green and Cadillac Mountain. The locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Blue Hill, 25 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, make sure it’s Blue Hill Bay Gallery. (But we’re also big fans of Jonathan Fisher House and Blue Hill Books.)