A Walk Through Time in Portland - History Tour

A Walk Through Time in Portland - History Tour

Curious about Portland's history with railroads, fires, wars, famous poets and Hollywood producers? Join us for a Walk Through Time! This tour begins on Commercial Street and continues for 2 hours through the historic Old Port, downtown and waterfront areas, sharing highlights of Portland's history since 1632.

Some of the locations we may feature on your tour include; the lobster statue, the home of Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow and his place of worship, the Eastern Cemetery, the Abyssinian Church, the U.S. Customs House and more.

***Tour duration is two "ish" hours, based on guest engagement and pace of the group. Planning on 2.5 hours for arriving early to check-in and make it back to your vehicle post tour is recommended.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Lobsterman Park, 1 Temple St, Portland, ME 04101-4011

View the statue and engage in a brief discussion of the importance of the lobster industry in Maine.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Old Port, Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101

Some of the locations that we may feature on the tour include the lobster statue, the home of Henry-Wadsworth-Longfellow & his place of worship, the Eastern Cemetary, the U.S. Custom House and more...

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Market Street, Portland, ME

Your guide will show you this street where farmers brought their goods before supermarkets.

Pass By: Congress Street, Portland, ME

Guests will walk down this street referred to as the spine of the peninsula,

Pass By: Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 489 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101-3414

Your guide will walk you hear and tell the story of the Wadsworth home.

Pass By: Portland City Hall, 389 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101-3566

Your guide will share great history here!

Pass By: Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101-3608

Walk to the highest point in Portland.

Pass By: Eastern Cemetery, 224 Congress St Mountfort St., Portland, ME 04101-3639

Hear the stories of sea captains while walking by this cemetery.