# Kid-friendly places in Portland

8 listed places in Portland: 6 playgrounds and things to do, 1 restaurant and 1 hotel. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-10-20, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Portland](https://ourplayday.com/united-states/maine/portland-maine/playgrounds) (6)

## Places

1. [Eastern Promenade Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/eastern-promenade-playground-portland) (playground, Portland). Playground and splash pad on a big grassy hill above the water, with trains rolling past below.
2. [Hilton Garden Inn Portland Downtown Waterfront](https://ourplayday.com/places/hilton-garden-inn-portland-downtown-waterfront-portland) (hotel, Portland). Right across from the Casco Bay ferry terminal, with an indoor pool and connecting rooms for bigger families.
3. [Casco Bay Lines Ferry](https://ourplayday.com/places/casco-bay-lines-ferry-portland) (attraction, Portland). Island ferries and the mailboat run, which stops at several islands in the bay, all year.
4. [Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine](https://ourplayday.com/places/children-s-museum-theatre-of-maine-portland) (museum, Portland). A 30-foot climber in the lobby, a Maine watershed aquarium, a camera obscura and an outdoor play area with sand and water.
5. [Flatbread Company](https://ourplayday.com/places/flatbread-company-portland) (restaurant, Portland). Organic flatbreads come out of an open wood-fired hearth, in a dining room right on the water.
6. [Lucky Catch Lobster Tours](https://ourplayday.com/places/lucky-catch-lobster-tours-portland) (attraction, Portland). A working lobster boat where passengers help haul the traps.
7. [Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/maine-narrow-gauge-railroad-co-museum-portland) (museum, Portland). Vintage narrow gauge trains run along the waterfront, and the museum has old engines to climb on.
8. [Portland Museum of Art](https://ourplayday.com/places/portland-museum-of-art-portland) (museum, Portland). Art museum known for its Winslow Homer paintings of the Maine coast.

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address.

Page: https://ourplayday.com/united-states/maine/portland-maine