Kid-friendly places in Portland
Eastern Promenade Playground
Playground and splash pad on a big grassy hill above the water, with trains rolling past below.
Hilton Garden Inn Portland Downtown Waterfront
Right across from the Casco Bay ferry terminal, with an indoor pool and connecting rooms for bigger families.
Casco Bay Lines Ferry
Island ferries and the mailboat run, which stops at several islands in the bay, all year.
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
A 30-foot climber in the lobby, a Maine watershed aquarium, a camera obscura and an outdoor play area with sand and water.
Flatbread Company
Organic flatbreads come out of an open wood-fired hearth, in a dining room right on the water.
Lucky Catch Lobster Tours
A working lobster boat where passengers help haul the traps.
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum
Vintage narrow gauge trains run along the waterfront, and the museum has old engines to climb on.
Portland Museum of Art
Art museum known for its Winslow Homer paintings of the Maine coast.