Self-Guided Driving & Walking Bundle of Portland Maine Tours

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Duration
3 hours - 5 hours

Languages Available

• Audio guide - English

Points of Interest

Stop At: Commercial Street
Portland, Maine
Portland’s Harbor (the body of water that you just sailed in on) is a “deep water” port, it generally does not freeze over during the winters. the Gulf of Maine has very strong tides, and those tides mix the water column and bring deeper, warmer water to the surface all along the coast. Note: This 10+mile-long tour covers the essentials of Portland in 2-3 hours. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Victoria Mansion
109 Danforth Street, , Portland, Maine
This is the Victoria Mansion. Built by Ruggles Morse in 1858. “the best standing example of Victorian art, architecture and decoration.” He named it “Victoria Mansion” after Britain’s Queen Victoria, It was built as his summer home.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: The Danforth
211 Danforth Street, Portland, ME 04102
On the left-hand side, see the colorful brick rowhouses. These were built originally for the servant class, these rowhouses are now very nice… expensive condominiums. After all those fires, brick was used from that point on throughout the city, not a lot of wood.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: West Street
West Street, Portland, ME 04102
The Maine Medical Center is home of the Barbara Bush Children’s Wing. Mrs. Bush, the wife of our 41st president and the mother of the 43rd president, she lived much of her life in Kennebunkport, Maine, 30 miles south of Portland. She passed away in 2018. Mrs. Bush did so much great work raising money for treatment of kids with terrible illnesses, and her legacy is remembered in the Children’s wing of the Maine Medical Center.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: One Longfellow Square
181 State St, Portland, Maine
On the right side of the coach we’ll pass the home of Neal Dow. A former Portland mayor, Neal Dow is known as the father of the American Prohibition. In 1851, then Mayor Dow pushed through a statewide prohibition-- banning the sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages--that became the model for the National Prohibition.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Arts District Garage
511 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
This is the “Portland’s Arts District”. The area has many independent art galleries, working studios, Coffee houses and restaurants. Up ahead, on the right, is the Portland Art Museum.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Brown Street
Brown Street, Portland, ME 04101
Just past the non-descript building on the right—the gray/brown Maine Historical Society headquarters—is the Wadsworth Longfellow House. It’s the brick building set a little back from the road, on the left. This is the house where the poet grew up. Built after the Revolutionary War by Peleg Wadsworth, a Revolutionary War General and the grandfather of Henry Longfellow, it’s the oldest brick house in Portland.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Temple Street Parking Garage
11 Temple Street, Portland, ME 04101
On our left side is the 1st Parish Unitarian Universalist Church. This is the oldest church in Portland. The building is the second building that has housed this congregation.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: City of Portland, Maine
389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
On the left is Portland’s City Hall, a beautiful building for a small city. This is the third City Hall building on this site. The first two building were destroyed by fire
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Franklin Street
Franklin Street, Portland, ME 04101
The tall brick and concrete building to your left is the Franklin Tower, built in the 1970s. It’s the tallest building in the state of Maine at 16 stories.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Eastern Cemetery
224 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
Here’s Portland’s Eastern Cemetery, it’s the oldest cemetery in the City of Portland Some Head Stones date back to1768. The oldest markers were wooden, and they were lost to the fires.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Portland Observatory
138 Congress St, , Portland, Maine
Let’s go back to the 1800’s, during that time, ships entering Portland Harbor could not be seen from the docks until they rounded the point of land at Spring Point Ledge and were almost in the harbor.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Waterville Street
Waterville Street, Portland, ME 04101
Notice that there are several examples of the “flattop triple-decker” this tenement housing style, which is very typical here in New England, were built in the 1880s to the 1920s.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Munjoy Street
Munjoy Street, Portland, ME 04101
Off to the right is Portland Harbor. Part of Casco Bay, an inlet on the Southern Coast of the Gulf of Maine, the City of Portland sits along its southern edge and the Port of Portland lies within.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Casco Bay
Portland, Maine
If you look over your right shoulder, see the land mass with the oil tanks. That's the City of South Portland.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Eastern Promenade Trail
Portland, Maine
The Eastern Promenade is a great space where Portlanders get out and enjoy the nice weather and the sea breezes, at the foot of the Eastern Prom is a little beach called the East End Beach.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Walnut Street
Walnut Street, Portland, ME 04101
After the British destroyed city in 1775, Portland’s city leaders decided that they need to build a fort. The green space on the right is the result of that decision.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Fore Street Restaurant
288 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101
You'll remember earlier we spoke about the streets in Old Portland, how they were named due to their proximity to the water. They are Fore St, Middle St and Back St.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Casco Bay Bridge
Portland, Maine
Continuing our drive here in Portland, we will make our way to the Casco Bay Bridge. The Bridge spans Casco Bay and connects the City of Portland with the City of South Portland.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Meetinghouse Hill
South Portland, ME 04106
While we make our way through the City of South Portland we approach Meetinghouse Hill. Meetinghouse Hill is a kind of quintessential New England scene with the cemetery on the left and the Civil War statue on the right and a beautiful church behind the Civil War statue.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Fort Williams Park
1000 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
We’re now entering Fort Williams Park. You’ll notice several military installations here in the park
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: United States Custom House
312 Fore Street, Portland, ME 04101
Explore the charm, history, and vibrant culture of Portland, Maine, with this self-guided walking tour! Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of Portland as you traverse the historical cobblestone streets of Old Port. Note: This 3+mile-long tour covers the essentials of Portland Walking in 1-2 hours.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Victoria Mansion
109 Danforth Street, Portland, ME 04101
It was the labor of love of Ruggles Sylvester Morse, a wealthy New Orleans-based hotel owner. He hired a top architect to turn this into his summer home in 1860.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sculpture

Dedicated to the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101
It’s one of the oldest art institutions in the country, founded in 1882. While the museum grew significantly over the years, space, storage, and administrative problems plagued it.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Maine Historical Society and the Wadsworth-Longfellow House
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
Longfellow lived and wrote some of his most famous works here, including his first poem at thirteen.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Monument Square
456 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
That statue in the center of the square is Our Lady of Victories, inspired by the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Minerva.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: City of Portland, Maine
389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
The present Renaissance Revival structure was completed in 1912. But it replaces another city hall which succumbed to fire in 1908.
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Lincoln Park
Pearl Street, Portland, ME 04101
Portland’s Lincoln Park rose from the ashes of the Great Fire of 1866. We’ve seen many testaments to Portlanders’ resilience.
Duration: 10 minutes

Additional Information

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• How to access: Once you book a tour, you’ll get a confirmation email and text with instructions: • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password • Download the tour MUST DO while in strong wifi/cellular Works offline after download
• How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
• Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
• Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
• Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
• Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Inclusions

• Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
• Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
• Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
• Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
• Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
• Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
• Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
• Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!

Exclusions

• Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations

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