Welcome to Historic Downtown Bath Maine. Known as the City of Ships with over 400 years of shipbuilding history and home to Bath Iron Works owned by General Dynamics. Located on the beautiful Kennebec River and Coastal Route One Bath has so much to offer we invite you to stay awhile. At the Hampton Inn Bath /Brunswick Area/ we are excited to provide you with friendly service and fantastic river views and share all the wonders that make Mid Coast Maine the perfect place to stay. We are your destination for a charming historic downtown shopping and dining experience. Our Hampton Inn Hotel is only a short drive to Popham Beach State Park Fort Popham Reid State Park the Maine Maritime Museum Chocolate Church Arts Center Cooks Lobster House Antique stores Bath Country Club Mid Coast Hospital and Bowdoin College. We are in walking distance to the Kennebec Tavern - Marina Waterfront Park - dock and the downtown area. There are over 20 lighthouses in the Mid Coast area to visit. Seasonal transportation is available in town and on the outskirts. Take a ride on the trolley River Run tours special cruises from the Maine Maritime Museum or a journey on the Coastal Maine Scenic Train that runs from Brunswick to Rockland with stops in Bath - Wiscasset. Ready to get back to nature. Hike or cross country ski the nature preserves. Visit the Alpacas at Winters Gone Farm north in Wiscasset. Kayak along the rocky shore or paddle to a secluded outlying island. Explore the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on 248 waterfront acres in Boothbay Harbor. Go birding in Reid State Park where coastal species can be seen or Hamilton Sanctuary in West Bath. Ready to shop. Downtown Bath features boutiques antiques fine handcrafted pottery wonderful gifts and home accessories books stylish women*s casual formal wear and jewelry full service grocery art galleries furniture tackle shop and much more. Travel south and spend some time in Freeport - home of L. L. Bean and a plet.