- TripBuzz found 203 things to do with kids in or near Portland, Maine, including 175 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like South Portland, Brunswick, Saco and Scarborough.
- From Lucky Catch Cruises to DownEast Duck Tours, the Portland area offers 93 different types of family activities, including: Sports Facilities/Fields, Theaters, History Museums and Hiking Trails.
- Noted as the largest city in Maine, Portland features many waterfront properties including homes, parks and restaurants. Divided into various neighborhoods, the city is easy to get around. It further includes a couple of island communities along with historical, financial and artistic districts. Other attractions in Portland include an arboretum, music conservatory, observatory and railroad museum. Portland is also home to the University of Southern Maine.
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A part of the Fort Constitution Historic Site, the Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse offers free tours of the lighthouse. Climb to the lantern room for a view of Portsmouth Harbor.
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Situated on 400 acres, Bellamy River Wildlife Sanctuary offers visitors wetlands, creeks, rivers, and woodlands to explore. The sanctuary lets visitors hunt for turkey and other birds during the appropriate seasons.
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Featuring a multi-level rope course, Monkey Trunks provides a variety of obstacles for visitors to traverse through. Visitors are hooked up to a rope system while crossing wooden bridges and swinging across platforms.
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A charter fishing service, Seafari Charters & Marine Services leads deep sea fishing expeditions in the Portsmouth area for anywhere between one and twenty guests. The service also offers scuba diving trips.
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Renamed and repaired in 1791, Fort Constitution was used during the war of 1812, and to train military units during the Civil War. The Fort Constitution Historic Site now provides a glimpse of that past through walking trails, the fort, and a lighthouse on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Originally built in 1778, the Clark House Museum was donated by the Clark Family for historic preservation. Its rooms are furnished with period antiques and curiosities. Also on-site is a Firehouse with antique fire trucks and a schoolhouse from 1805.
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The heritage and life on the waters of New Hampshire is upheld by collections at the New Hampshire Boat Museum. Educational programs targeted toward children are considered the foundations of the museum, but other boating events are also held.
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The Clark House Museum Complex preserves and houses three buildings restored with period furniture: the 1805 Schoolhouse, the 1800's firehouse with restored horse-drawn fire engines, and the refurnished 1778 Clarkhouse.
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Seacoast Repository Theater has youth camps and classes focused on involving youth in performing arts. They also offer senior opportunities for older adults to perform, along with professionally produced musicals and plays.
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Portsmouth Harbor Cruises has a 2 1/2 hour sunset cruise, a 1 1/4 hour Portsmouth Harbor cruise, and a 2 1/2 hour Isles of Shoals cruise. Additionally, when fall leaves are at their best, the company offers an Inland River and Fall Foliage cruise that is 2 1/2 hours long.