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Children's Museum & Theatre of MaineParent rating: ![]() Location: 142 Free Street, Portland, ME Located in the Arts District of downtown Portland, the Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine offers interactive exhibits and activities for children and families. Our Town features a lobs...
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Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 58 Fore Street, Portland, ME Enjoy magnificent views of Portland's working waterfront aboard antique rail cars pulled by hard-working steam and diesel locomotives on the Maine Narrow Gauge's 35-minute trip. Discover the un...
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Seashore Trolley MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, ME The Seashore Trolley Museum's collection contains over 250 transit vehicles, most of them trolleys, from all over the United States, Canada, and many other countries. Visitors can take a ride on a str...
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Portland Harbor MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: Fort Road, South Portland, ME The museum houses permanent and changing exhibits about the role that Portland Harbor has played in shaping Southern Maine's economic, social, and historic character. It also offers a variety of progr...
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Portland ObservatoryParent rating: ![]() Location: 138 Congress Street, Portland, ME The Portland Observatory is the only extant maritime signal station in the United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and became a National Historic Landma...
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Wadsworth–Longfellow HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 489 Congress Street, Portland, ME Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), grew up in the house. Virtually all of the household items and artifacts are original to the Wadsworth and Longfellow families. Furnishings from the four gener...
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Museum of African CultureParent rating: ![]() Location: 13 Brown Street, Portland, ME The Museum of African Culture, founded in 1998, is devoted to sub-Saharan African arts and culture. There are over 1,500 pieces in the collection, ranging from large-scale, elaborately carved w...
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Smithsonian Magazine's Museum DayParent rating: ![]() Location: Portland, ME Museum Day is a one-day event where participating museums and cultural institutions across the country offer free admission to Smithsonian magazine readers and friends with a Museum Day Admissi...
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Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Museum & LibraryParent rating: ![]() Location: 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, ME The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Museum & Library is part of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, which has been an active community of Shakers since the 1780s. Shaker Sunday meeting is open t...
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Umbrella Cover MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 62-B Island Avenue, Peaks Island, ME The entire museum is devoted to umbrella covers, just the covers. The world's first - and only - houses 500 of the covers, from 32 countries, and folks from around the world keep sending more. |
Portland Head LightParent rating: ![]() Location: 1000 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME Portland Head Light is situated along the spectacular shores of Fort Will...
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Blue Star MuseumsParent rating: ![]() Location: Portland, ME More than 600 museums in all 50 states are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day to show their appreciation for those who are...
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The Brick Store MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME The Brick Store Museum is dedicated to preserving and exhibiting the region's cultural and historic heritage. |
Skyline Farm and Carriage MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth, ME Skyline Farm is a living carriage museum with an antique carriage & sleigh collection, and open farm space and historic buildings for recreational and educational use. |
Portland Museum of ArtParent rating: ![]() Location: Seven Congress Square, Portland, ME The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best museum in Portland, The Portland Museum of Art ...
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