Old Port

Portland's waterfront district of cobblestone lanes, 19th-century brick warehouses, shops, restaurants and working piers.

Exchange, Fore, Wharf and Commercial Sts · Portland, ME

About Old Port

The Old Port is Portland's historic harbor district, rebuilt in brick and granite after the Great Fire of 1866. You can walk Exchange and Fore Streets past galleries, boutiques and restaurants, then drop down cobbled Wharf Street to Commercial Street, where lobster boats, fish markets and piers line the water. The granite Custom House at 312 Fore Street dates from 1867 to 1872, and Casco Bay Lines ferries leave from the Maine State Pier.

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The closest stops to Old Port, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Eat & Drink
Foodie Favorite
The Holy Donut
Under $25
A Portland, Maine bakery famous for dense, made-from-scratch potato doughnuts in inventive flavors.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Tours
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Portland Schooner Co.
$50+
Windjammer sails on Casco Bay aboard classic Maine schooners.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours
Museums
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
Check prices
Portland museum with hands-on exhibits, a children's theatre, and daily activities for young visitors and families.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
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Portland, Maine
No admission fee
Maine's largest city, known for its Old Port district and food scene.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
History Buff
Portland Observatory
Under $25
Climb an 1807 octagonal signal tower on Munjoy Hill, the last historic maritime signal station in the US, for harbor views from the lantern.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Sightseeing
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Portland Head Light
No admission fee
Walk the grounds of Fort Williams Park to Maine's oldest lighthouse, first lit in 1791, and its keeper's house museum.
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