Portland Attractions
Things to do in Portland
Portland Attractions. Looking for something fun to do with your family? Want something kid friendly? Need to find a good park to play with your dog? Then look no further because HelloPortlandMaine.com has you covered. We've sought out the best attractions in Portland and have detailed information about parks, museums, festivals, zoos and more.
An hour north of Portland, out of Wiscasset, is a railway museum that showcases the spotty history of the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington (WW&F)Railroad and Railway.
South of Portland in Kennebunkport is the largest and oldest museum of vintage trolleys and other streetcars in the world: the Seashore Trolley Museum.
Two dozen classic cars, 13 historic railway buildings and a 3/4-mile narrow gauge rail line make Boothbay Railway Village unusual among Maine historic sites.
The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum winds its way around the Portland waterfront, a moving museum of railway history.
Portland Schooner Company offers daily and overnight voyages on one of two classic wooden schooners that plied the waters in the early years of the 20th century.
The childhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the most prolific American poets, sits in downtown Portland open for all to view.
In the hills of Newfield, about an hour west of Portland, sits 19th Century Willowbrook Village. The three-acre living history museum showcases farm life in rural Maine of the mid- to late 1800s.
Along the craggy terrain of Mid Coast Maine runs the Maine Eastern Railroad, ferrying passengers between Brunswick, Bath, Wiscasset, and Rockland.
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