
Maine & Acadia National Park - Portland (PDF Chapter)
This is the Portland chapter from Lonely Planet’s Maine & Acadia National Park guidebook.
Maine’s largest city has capitalized on the gifts of its port history – the redbrick warehouse buildings, the narrow cobblestone streets – to become one of the hippest, most vibrant small cities in the Americas.
- wander slowly past paintings by masters global and local at the well-curated Portland Mu-seum of Art
- maps
- watch the fog roll in over Portland Head Light, the oldest functioning lighthouse in Maine
- transport
- drink your way across the city’s breweries and enjoying all of the beers this brew-mad town can serve
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping

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