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During the summer months you can purchase tickets on the Maine State Pier, right next to the ferry. From 2-hour sails to overnight charters.
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Go on a lobster boat for a 90 minute cruise. You can help bait the traps, throw the traps overboard and more. Great for kids.
Next to the downtown area along Commercial St. next to Casco Bay. The Old Port is filled with neat shops, restaurants, and cafés, and has something of a European feel to it thanks to its many narrow cobbled streets and old brick buildings. Go here to shop and eat at both high-end and casual, local establishments. The Old Port is a great place to take a walk and smell the ocean air.
Guided historical walking tours highlighting stories of marginalized communities, peoples, and histories. Routes explore downtown, the Old Port, and working waterfront.
Private tours of Southern Maine originating in the Portland Region. This is your opportunity to explore and photograph many of Maine's unique views up close and personal. Your personal tour guide is available year round.
Located in Portland's historic Old Port, Fore River Gallery is owned and operated by four Maine artists, Elizabeth Prior, Mike M. Marks, TJ McDermott and Liz Marks. Displaying the work they create, they offer a wide range of fine art including jewelry, paintings, sculptures and ceramics.
Founded in 1992 and housed in the former Portland Company and Grand Trunk Railroad yard, the museum features a miscellany of antique and vintage locomotives and objects. Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad offers scenic trips along the city's East End waterfront including the popular "Pumpkin Train" and "Polar Express" tour during the autumn and winter holiday season.