- 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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Featuring twenty candlepin bowling lanes, Big 20 Bowling Center houses tournaments, league play, and bumper bowling for kids. They host birthday parties and corporate functions, and offer specials for school and church groups.
7.5 Miles
Horse Island Day Camp features a number of riding stables, and offers trail rides to beginners and experienced riders alike. They also host summer camps and various activities for children.
7.6 Miles
11 chocolate specialties await the visitor of Len Libby Chocolates. The main point of interest may be, however, the life-size chocolate moose weighing 1,700 pounds.
8.0 Miles
Opened in 2000, Maine Indoor Karting offers professional tracks to all the speed enthusiasts, from the age of 7 up. There are competitions organized all around the year. It also has a gift shop.
8.4 Miles
Harness racing is the draw at Scarborough Downs. In addition to hosting live races in season, they also host simulcasts of races from all around North America all year long.
8.4 Miles
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418 Black Point Road, Scarborough, ME 4074
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Scarborough Beach State Park is open from the beginning of April through the end of October. Water-related beach recreation like swimming, boogie boarding, and even general sunbathing are popular on the extensive sandy beach.
8.9 Miles
Scarborough Marsh Nature Center features the state's largest salt marsh. The center provides a variety of guided and self-guided walks and canoe tours, as well as exhibits, a nature trail, canoe rentals and a Maine Audubon Nature Store.
9.1 Miles
Bayley's Ice Cream offers its clients novel homemade ice-cream flavors and plenty of shaded seating for the entire family to enjoy them.
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Route 9 / Pine Point Rd, Scarborough, ME
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Information about the state's largest salt marsh can be found at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. In here are exhibited some wildlife specimens from the area, and it also has a canoe renting facility.
9.3 Miles
Little John Island Preserve is a 23 acre reserve populated by rocky beaches and red oaks. The preserve is home to wildlife such as bald eagles and great horned owls and maintains a half mile loop trail along the coast.