Old Orchard Beach
FreeA seven-mile sand beach on Saco Bay with a wooden pier, clam shacks and a beachfront amusement park.

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Palace Playland is an attraction in Old Orchard Beach, ME, part of the Southern Maine Coast guide. Cost: $25 to $50. Memorial Day through Labor Day, with weekend operation into early fall.
1 Old Orchard Street · Old Orchard Beach, ME
Palace Playland sits directly on the sand in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, a beachfront amusement park with roots stretching back more than a century. Rides range from a coaster and Ferris wheel to a log flume and kiddie rides, alongside a large video arcade and midway games. It's a short walk from the pier and the town's beach strip of shops and eateries.
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