The City of Bangor, in the heart of Maine, offers residents and visitors alike the best of both worlds: a friendly city that's filled with excitement, opportunity and activity, and a gateway to the natural beauty of this great state. Downtown Bangor is an arts and cultural destination, featuring dance, history, literature, museums, theatre and more. Downtown features vibrant nightlife; whether you are looking for relaxing jazz over dinner, an open mic, or a lively band to dance away into the wee hours of the morning there is something for you Downtown. A variety of shops offer everything from food and essentials to clothing and specialty items. Downtown is home to restaurants that represent cuisine from all over the world. From wikipedia-
Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine. The population of the city was 33,039 at the 2010 United States Census; the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area, 153,923. It is the principal city of the Bangor, Maine, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Penobscot County. As of 2008, Bangor is the third most-populous city in Maine, as it has been for more than a century. Bangor is the largest market town, distribution center, transportation hub, and media center in a five-county area whose population tops 330,000 and which includes Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock, Aroostook, and Washington counties. Bangor is about 30 miles from Penobscot Bay up the Penobscot River at its confluence with the Kenduskeag Stream. It is connected by bridge to the neighboring city of Brewer. Its immediate suburban towns are Orono (home of the University of Maine campus), Hampden, Hermon, Old Town, Glenburn, and Veazie. The Penobscot people long inhabited the area around present-day Bangor, and still occupy tribal land on the nearby Penobscot Indian Island Reservation.
