Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Porter
Parsonfield-Porter Historical Society
, History House (1875);
Porter
Old Meeting House
(1823), Main Street. Route160. Local memorabilia,
old flags, books, clothing, maps. Portland-built piano from Longfellow's
birthplace. Large collection of foreign dolls.
625-4667.
Portland
Children's Museum of Maine
,142 Free Street. Interactive and hands-
on displays engage children's hands as well as their minds. Exhibits ex-
plore arts, nature, humanities. Permanent exhibits include a space shut-
tle, news center, fire engine, lobster boat and computer center.
828-
1234.
First Parish Church
(1825), 425 Congress Street. Oldest stone build-
ing in the state.
773-5747.
Maine Coastal Museums
, Fore Street.
828-0814.
Maine Historical Society
, 485-489 Congress Street. Includes Maine
Historical Society Library. Extensive research collections on genealogy
and Maine history.
879-0427.
Maine History Gallery
. Artifacts from Maine history and collections of
the Maine Historical Society.
879-0427.
Wadsworth Longfellow House
. Childhood home of the poet, Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow, the house is the oldest brick residence in Port-
land.
879-0427.
Neal Dow Memorial
(1829), 714 Congress Street. Late Federal-style
mansion of Civil War General Neal Dow. National Historic Landmark.
773-7773.
Portland Fire Museum
(1829), 157 Spring Street. Collection of arti-
facts and photos relating to Portland's fire fighting history, located in
granite Greek Revival building.
929-5352.
Portland Museum of Art
, 7 Congress Square. Maine's oldest art mu-
seum. Regular traveling exhibitions of work by world-famous artists. De-
signed by I.M. Pei and Partners, the museum opened in 1983. It houses
an extensive collection of fine and decorative arts. Among the notable art-
ists whose works are on display are Winslow Homer, Rockwell Kent,
Marsden Hartley, John Singer Sargent and Andrew Wyeth. Parking
nearby.
775-6148.
Portland Observatory
(1807), 138 Congress Street. Last remaining
19th-century signal tower on the Atlantic Coast. Built of wood.
774-
5547.
