Portland, Maine: Hidden Histories Guided Walking Tour

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Free cancellation available
Up to 24 hours before the start time
Duration: 2 hours
Service animals welcome

Meet Portland and the people—of all backgrounds and identities—whose wit and grit have made Maine's largest city what it is today. Your locally-raised guide will captivate you with extraordinary, exciting, and surprising stories largely left out of the history books. Get ready to broaden your sense of what Portland and Maine have been and could be.

Brick sidewalks beneath your feet and beautiful Victorian-era buildings nestled around you, we'll casually stroll Portland’s lush, historic Old Port toward the sparkling waters of Casco Bay. We’ll see where Indigenous Wabanaki leaders made their earliest relationships with European colonizers and walk together through the centuries.

Enjoy an inclusive, empowering, and surprising constellation of tales that offers a welcome contrast to the more obvious themes you’re likely to experience on other tours. You'll enjoy 2 hours of narration over a 1.5-mile route with owner and guide, Dugan Murphy. He is Portland's top-rated guide on TripAdvisor!

What's included

  • 10% off water tours with Portland Paddle (instructions at confirmation)
  • Two hour fully narrated guided tour.
  • Donation toward restoring the Abyssinian Meeting House, America's third-oldest standing Black church

What's Not Included

    What's not included
    • A tip for your guide!

    Additional information

    Wheelchair accessible

    Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

    Service animals allowed

    Public transportation options are available nearby

    Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

    Itinerary information

    Location

    Departure point
    Post Office Park, Middle St 167, Old Port, Portland, ME, 04101
    Meet at the corner of Middle and Exchange Streets by the small boulders in the park. Your guide will be holding a sign that says Portland by the Foot. Check-in time is 10 minutes prior to the scheduled tour time. The park is one half mile from the cruise ship terminal.
    End point
    Bell Buoy Park, Commercial St 54, Waterfront, Portland, ME, 04101
    Bell Buoy Park is on Commercial Street at the Casco Bay Lines ferry terminal. If you need to head back to where we started, it's only 0.3 miles (6-minute walk) away. It's also next door to the cruise ship terminal. Or sit a while to enjoy the ocean views!

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