International Cryptozoology Museum — Bangor
International Cryptozoology Museum — Bangor is a cryptozoology museum in Bangor, Maine. Museum interpreting cryptid reports, objects and popular culture at its new Bangor location. The museum states it opened at 490 Broadway on June 1, 2026, following earlier Portland locations. The institution was founded in 2003.
· in your passport — stamped · open it
Is International Cryptozoology Museum — Bangor haunted?
No claims are filed here — the record keeps this place for its documented history, not for a haunting on file.
The record — long form
The ICM is the first — the 'world's only' that's the field's claim, the 'Coleman' that's the founder's name. The 'house first' is the grown — the '2003' that's the Portland's start, the 'moved thrice' that's the path's turns. The 'cabinet' is the kept — the 'footcasts hair' that's the evidence's kind, the 'Fiji mermaid' that's the odd's mark.
The 'Streamline' is the homed — the '1945' that's the building's year, the 'redemption center' that's the past's use. The 'unsubstantiated' is the field — the 'cryptids' that's the study's kind, the 'five decades' that's the Coleman's run. The ICM is the serious — the 'don't touch' that's the archive's rule, the 'research' that's the aim's high.
The file keeps the ICM: the first museum, the thrice-moved, the kept cabinet, and the serious field.
The Cryptozoology Museum is the archive's Maine file — the only museum for animals that may not exist.
Why this file matters
The International Cryptozoology Museum is the archive's Maine file — the collection of the unproven.
A museum keeps its doubt — the file's suggestion being that the ICM's hold is the serious: the 'archive' that's the standard's claim, the 'Fiji' that's the odd's pride, and the 'five decades' that's the founder's run.
Documented history
The museum states it opened at 490 Broadway on June 1, 2026, following earlier Portland locations. The institution was founded in 2003. A documented history gives the file real substance; this entry is part of that spine. This belongs to the verified spine of the entry, the layer everything else is measured against. The detail is preserved in 'International Cryptozoology Museum'. The entry's timeline holds it; the lore holds the rest.
Verified historyInternational Cryptozoology Museum
Planning a visit
Visitor details change. Confirm with the site before travelling.
Sources on file
- 01International Cryptozoology MuseumInternational Cryptozoology Museum · museum · A2
- 02Plan Your VisitInternational Cryptozoology Museum · museum · A2
Field notes & open questions
Discovery/enrichment pass; geographic coordinates and current visitor conditions remain to be independently verified. Evidence confidence refers to attribution, not paranormal reality. Old 32 Resurgam Place, Portland and 585 Hammond Street, Bangor locations are explicitly permanently closed. Do not present this building as the origin of cryptid sightings. Holiday lists conflict: homepage names Christmas Eve, visit page New Year’s Day; no single exact holiday schedule adopted.