- Our list of the best things to do in Portland, Maine, features the top 248 nearby activities — including 114 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Portland, ME has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, Sights & Landmarks, and Entertainment & Shows.
- The results below include the top 35 things to do within the city of Portland, ME , followed by 213 popular activities in nearby cities, including South Portland, Brunswick, Freeport, Kennebunkport, Saco, Scarborough, Kennebunk, Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Yarmouth, Peaks Island, Phippsburg, Topsham, Georgetown and Prouts Neck
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More than 60,000 people visit the arena every season to skate on the same ice rink used for practice by the AHL's Portland Pirates
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Bordered by Commercial, Middle, Union, and Franklin cobblestone and brick streets with gas lampposts lies Old Port, a shopping area filled with art galleries, bookstores, and craft shops. The area was once filled with shipping warehouses, but now shoppers and diners fill the area.
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For those seeking a bicycling day trip, Summer Feet Cycling Day Tours has several packages available, including tours that revolve around seeing lighthouses and sampling craft beers. They can offer custom trips to groups of 4 or more.
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With 1,900 seats, the Merrill Auditorium serves as a major venue in the Portland area. Popular shows for families as well as elegant adult entertainment like opera are featured on a regular basis.
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With DownEast Duck Tours, visitors can explore the city by land and water with a hybrid car and boat vehicle. During the tour, visitors will pass by historical sites like lighthouses while listening to narration from the driver.
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Architect Henry Austin designed the Italian villa style Victorian Mansion as the summer home of Ruggles Sylvester Morse, a Maine native whom made a fortune as a hotel builder in New Orleans. Gustave Herter designed the interiors of the home.
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Commercial Street is a historic area of Portland located near the harbor. Visitors of this site will be able to shop at a variety of stores, dine at restaurants or bakeries, and enjoy alcoholic beverages at the site's bars.
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Fred Forsley and brewer Alan Pugsley opened Shipyard Brewing Company in 1992 in its current location. The microbrewery, which began at Federal Jack's Restaurant and Brew Pub, is open for tours and tastings.
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DiMillo's Marina is a transient dock that offers 125 slips handling yachts up to 25 feet in length. The marina is located right next to Old Port, a major shopping area.
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Portland Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in Maine. They provide critically acclaimed performances and broad community engagement and the PSO is widely regarded as one of the top symphony orchestras of its size in the country.