Hilton Garden Inn Portland Downtown Waterfront

Organic flatbreads come out of an open wood-fired hearth, in a dining room right on the water.

Island ferries and the mailboat run, which stops at several islands in the bay, all year.

A working lobster boat where passengers help haul the traps.

Art museum known for its Winslow Homer paintings of the Maine coast.

Vintage narrow gauge trains run along the waterfront, and the museum has old engines to climb on.

Playground and splash pad on a big grassy hill above the water, with trains rolling past below.