Project Puffin Visitor Center

The kids love puffins so of course we had to pop in! Ok we actually planned to visit Rockland just to stop in.

The women working are clearly passionate about the project and took time to explain what they had there.

We ended up returning after lunch to participate in a painting project they had which was great. We all had a lot of fun joking around while learning about seabirds!

As I was strolling down Main St Rockland, I stumbled upon something pretty cool. What a fun and certainly educational 60 mins it was. I happenstance upon an active Q and A with a volunteer and a very curious couple, so I joined in. What an informative discussion, and then she pulls up a live camera view, on the large screen, and behold...Puffins! And very up close! Quite the cool moment for us all. We almost high-fived each other, as it was so spontaneous and unexpected! Definitely worth your time to stop in here, oh, and be sure to ask about the unbelievably successful back story of these wonderful creatures! And drop a $20 on your way out. Support Local

Very initiating and informative desk person welcoming with an intensity necessary to support Puffins. Great livestream with a dummy puffin. See if you can pick that one out. Lots of little puffin gifts and a little experience along Main Street. Make sure kids get ice cream before going in as a lot of puffins can be a lot.

Wonderful visitors center with lots of good information on puffins, local birds, and a great video explaining the project’s history. Staff was friendly and very knowledgeable. Entrance is free of charge but we donated $5/person (as suggested).

Livestreamed puffins, what fun. Outstanding 20 minute video, wonderful gals at the desk, full of information and just waiting to share. Great fun things for the kids including their own puffin burrow. Things to see, things to buy. Glad I have the grandchildren as an excuse to go.

A free, small but informative center dedicated to the education and conservation of the puffin. A cute little gift shop in the front, a couple of bathrooms along the hallway to the back, and a room with maps, informational posters, and seating to watch a 20 minute documentary depicting the puffin and actions to bring it back to the local bay area. There's also a kid-sized puffin nesting burrow, decoy sea birds, and interactive containers displaying food sources for puffins and other local sea birds.
The attendant was very knowledgeable and friendly, and answered any questions we had.

Amazing little place. Something for kids and adults to enjoy. Interactive, educational.
Maeve was excellent at providing information, answering questions and promoting awareness for endangered birds.
Best place for unique puffin merchandise.
We live over 10 hour drive away, came to Maine specifically to see the puffins and the visitor center only added to the excitement!

Update! Came back for a second year. Amazingly it was timed during a lecture series. How great to have Q&A!
The staff was once again helpful and it's very evident they love Puffins (almost as much as my daughter 💜)

We learned a great deal about the puffin conversation efforts and the success they have had over the past 50 years. Well worth a stop. Also a great place to ask which cruise companies to take to see the puffins. It's free, but please consider a donation towards the effort.

A small, absolutely wonderful spot to learn about Project Puffin (a puffin restoration project celebrating its 50th year) and other Maine seabirds. Great information, friendly and helpful staff, and hands down the *best* bathroom mural you'll ever see! Also lots of great quality puffin-related souvenirs. Don't pass this by!

This was an awesome little shop with really high quality puffin merch and information, plus the proceeds go to helping to increase the puffin population so you can't go wrong!! Definitely recommend stopping in, especially if you plan on doing or have already done one of the puffin sight seeing boat tours.

Online shopping was smooth and fast. Thank you for my puffin socks! I can’t wait to wear them at my wedding.

Loved learning about the Puffins! Their recovery is due to a group of amazing human beings (spearheaded by women activists!) decades ago. Knowledgeable staff from the non-profit Audubon Society engage us tremendous knowledge, and one of the other staff was engaging a group of kids with a model of the research box the scientists use on the side. I am better of for having come here! And - they partner with 2 Puffin boat tours where your trip funds their work. We just got back from Hardy Boat Cruise one, and we saw a hundred or more puffins and other seabirds as they idled near the island. I’m grateful for their hard work - without them, we wouldn’t have any puffin tourism!

We were unfortunately unable to go on a puffin watching tour on our recent Maine vacation, so we stopped here on our way up the coast, which was the next best thing. Friendly staff, lots of information, and even a live cam of a puffin colony. Worth a visit, especially as it is right on US-1 in the neat little town of Rockland.

I feel that everyone should visit this place. Why? I don't know. There's really nothing there. Poor clerk was sound asleep when we were outside, but sparked up into an impassioned speech about puffins instantly as we entered. You can get puffin mugs, shot glasses, and assorted other puffin accoutrements here. After that you can explore the hallway that leads to a small conference room. There you will find a tiny cave placed on the floor for the kids. Whew! After that exhausting adventure, you'll have seen everything! Still, all jokes aside, preserving the habitats for these amazing creatures is a noble cause, and they clearly love what they do, so get thee in there and donate!

Nice short film. Cute and unique puffin arts, plush and shirts of all price ranges. The guide is very knowledgeable and passionate. Thank you for what you do!

Fantastic place and a highly recommended stop when in Rockland, ME! It's a very small exhibit but packed with tons of information and hands on exhibits that teach you about puffins and the attempts to re-establish them in Maine. The woman who was staffing the exhibit gave an excellent tour with tons of information about puffins for us and our two boys. Live webcam feeds in two burrows allowed us to spy on two puffin chicks while we were there. Exhibit is free but there is a $5 per person suggested donation. Great for adults and kids and well worth the time and donation!

Very cute shop in the front, and the puffin prints lead you down the hall through a small art gallery to the back room where you can learn about the puffin project itself and watch a short film and even live footage of the puffins they were able to bring back to the area!

Give me dem PERFERNS!

This is a delightful place to visit. Packed full of delightful bird saving informational tid-bits. It might be small, but it's overflowing with birdy knowledge... and dandy puffin gifts!

Got a sick hoodie, a tight keychain, and a head-turning jealousy-inducing puffin decal for my sweeeeet ride.

Everyone who goes in should question the attendant if she is "Puffin girl", for there can only be one.

Great little spot! Well worth the stop! Small but very informative center, with a cute little gift shop that supports Project Puffin!

CLOSES AT 4:00 during the off season, GOOGLE says "Open till 5:00" unfortunately we arrived at 4:00 as the clerk was locking the door HOWEVER she was super nice and let us come in for a quick 5 minutes, we looked around, very nice small place, bought some merchandise and left. WISH SO MUCH we could've stayed longer, very nice little place.