state capitol

Known for its only surviving wooden made fort, a great walk inside and along the river overlooking the bridge, spectacular colors of trees-an extra bonus.

We enjoy visiting capitol buildings with a rotunda and dome. This building does not disappoint. The dome rises 185 feet. You can view the inside of the dome from the rotunda. Of special note, near the center of the floor under the rotunda is a swirl-shaped fossil estimated to be more than 475 million years old. Outside, "The Lady of Wisdom" is a statue topping the dome made of copper overlaid with gold leaf.

Enough said. Please see my other reviews regarding the major human rights and Constitutional problems with Augusta and Maine in general.

A real beautiful bulding, with a lot of history, had a really good guide, the visit is in english, but our guide was also a french speaker. Great Visit!

Our tour guide, Dan, was the best. We had an excellent tour on Thursday of this week. Dan was very knowledgeable and even introduced us to one of the Maine State Senators. We'll worth the trip.A must do in Augusta.

Well it is the state capitol, and maybe if you are from Maine, its interesting in that respect, but as out of state visitor, there wasn't much here, except a good place to stop for lunch driving on to our next destination. It didn't help that hte actual building is closed on the weekend.

This is an impressive structure dominating the skyline of Augusta. The Legislature was not in session but we were run through very tight security entering the building. There was a tour available that lasts about an hour but we decided to wander around the building by ourselves. While the outside of the building is impressive, we were not overwhelmed by its rather plain and colorless interior. Both the senate and house of representatives chambers were rather bland and business like. Perhaps that is a testament to Maine's focus on economy and business sense. We have toured many other state capitols that are much more ornate.

Small grounds, easy to walk; good to visit. Dome being restored; varied architecture. Park nearby. Wear comfortable walking shoes.

I haven't been to tour other state capitol buildings but ours in Maine is fantastic. I probably had the nickel tour when I was in the local school system but I don't remember much of it. The two chambers are very nicely kept. The hall of flags offers a great view up into the dome.The exhibits on the lower level show some nicely done scenes with some of the wildlife that can be found throughout the state.

The state capitol in Augusta is not the largest. But the architecture is very nice, the interiors are interesting and our guide on the tour was very helpful and told some insightful stories. Definitely worth visiting.

Went here one time with a small group from school and enjoyed it. Give it a chance you might like it!

We try to hit the state capitols when we travel and toured the Maine capitol at 9 a.m. The tour guide - Dan - was very nice and informative. We were the only 2 on the tour - so it was nice that we could ask questions as we wanted.The capitol is not very fancy compared to others we've been in but it's worth the time to take the tour and learn a bit about Maine.

This isn't the prettiest State Capitol or State House, but it's the only 'parliamentary' building in the world which I've visited which allows visitors actually into its chambers.

The state building is really great and the staff were very helpful and informative. I really liked the dome and reading about the state's history.

We visited late on a Friday afternoon so nothing was in session. The staff was very helpful and invited us to tour all of the House and Senate floors. The rotunda is beautiful and the balcony overlooking Augusta gives a lovely view. Beautiful artwork.