Portland International Jetport 20 min
Aquaboggan Water Park (8 min) Small, family-oriented water park with a wave pool, slides, bumper boats & mini golf. Palace Playland (4 min) Compact, beachfront amusement park with a Ferris wheel, roller coaster & more, plus a large arcade. Scarborough Beach State Park (24 min) Ocean beach with lifeguards & a snack shack. With admission fee (state park passes not valid). Portland Museum of Art (21 min) I.M. Pei-designed museum known for its paintings by Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth & Edward Hopper. Old Orchard Beach Pier (6 min) Destination for restaurants, bars & entertainment, including comedy shows & live music, since 1898. Victoria Mansion (21 min) This 19th-century Italian villa–style home with an ornate interior offers tours & a museum shop. Crescent Beach State Park (31 min) A mile-long beach offers swimming at this oceanside park, which also has picnic areas & trails. Funtown Splashtown USA (6 min) Two parks in one, with amusement rides that run from thrilling to kiddie, plus many slides & pools. Portland Head Light (30 min) Still operative 1791 lighthouse & navigation museum on rocky, scenic coastline in Ft. Williams Park. Fort Williams Park (30 min) Free park with a rocky shoreline, old military bunkers, big playing fields & an iconic lighthouse. Seashore Trolley Museum (21 min) Long-running indoor-outdoor museum featuring restored public transit vehicles & artifacts. Two Lights State Park (34 min) 41-acre oceanfront park offers twin lighthouses, shoreline trails & scenic views amid a rocky coast. Ferry Beach State Park (7 min) White-sand beach with a picnic area & changing rooms, plus walking trails & nature programs. Maine Historical Society and the Wadsworth-Longfellow House (22 min) 1800s home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, with estate furnishings, a garden & tours. Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse (34 min) Near a rocky cove, this 19th-century lighthouse station has 2 towers, one still in operation today. |