Audio Guided Walking Tour from Old Port of Portland, Maine
Description
On this smartphone-guided adventure, you'll see Portland’s historic streets and discover its stories. Go at your own pace, anytime. The tour never expires. The tour is professionally produced with pro narration and music. It's location-aware walking step by step through the city. You’ll see the cobblestones streets, wharf street, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s home, stops on the underground railroad, city hall, exchange street, the lobster square, historic buildings, and the best spots to eat, including the best donut shop ever. Really, it’s that good. You'll hear the stories of Portland, Anna Kendrick’s favorite hangs, Longfellow’s history, stories of lighthouses, adventure, prohibition, bootleggers, the underground railroad, Japanese mailboxes, the revolution, colonial times, and much more.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The tour starts at this piece of the Berlin Wall. You'll learn its story and why it's here. Many tourists never see this site, and many locals miss it too. Then you'll be guided step by step through Portland.
Historic and Cool Exchange Street! You'll discover the street, its history on the underground railroad, and see some of the best shops and streets in the city.
The tour takes you along wharf street where you'll hear the history of when this was the wharf and the sailors, bootleggers, and locals that once frequented the area.
See where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grew up and hear about his poems and see the outside of his some.
Why are the mailboxes red and in Japanese? What used to be on this site? Find out on the tour!
The lobstermen and the lobster industry in Maine have been a mainstay for centuries. Here you will Learn about the park and the statue and discover the story of the man who posed for the state.
See the historic city hall, learn about the rum riots, how Maine was the first to ban alcohol in the US, and its history.
Holy Donut! Hear a bit about this favorite Potato donut shop and why many think it's the best.
Stop by the historic park and learn about its history. You’ll see its historic fountain and hear about the history on the Underground Railroad.
stop outside the old customs house and see why it's still standing. We will then walk through the square to our last stop the Mariners church in the center of old port.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(58)
Easy to follow and very informative. I loved walking this offline. Very clear narration. Highly recommend it.
Excellent tour with great historical information that shows you a part of the city that you may never explore. Easy to follow and just the right amount of time.
I listened to this tour in preparation for my visit to Portland to plan my shore day there. Quite helpful!!
It was a nice way to learn more about Portland.
Excellent audio tour—super easy to follow and very informative!
The audio tour was a great way to learn about Portland's history . I may have missed an explanation on how to use the app, but it took a while to figure out there was an Arrow that pointed which direction to go after each stop if the verbal cue was missed. Also would have liked a more upbeat music selection while walking between stops.
It's nicely timed with good directions. I didn't find that there was much material to work with, though
Nice walking tour that provides some history. I like that it isn't too long and helps you get oriented to the Old Wharf area.
This was definitely a cool experience. We saw things we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. There were a couple times we had to backtrack. I don’t know if we got ahead, or way directions were worded we got confused. Either way we enjoyed our time doing this.
If you are off track, it want let you know. We walked for 2 miles and realized we were off track. It just played classical music, which was good, but not informative enough to let us know to turn back. Needless to say we did not finish since we had to get back to the ship. It was leaving.
