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Old Port Historic Tours Presents
Old Port Historic Walking Tour
Sat, 4 Sep, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Monument Square
1 Monument Square, Portland, ME 04041
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Description
Old Port Historic Walking Tours - Explore the Old Port’s rich history and places of interest from 1632 in this 2 hour exciting walking tour and historical adventure for all members of the family with over 50 historic stops including historical landmarks, architecture, and monuments. We will also discuss famous/legendary people of the area, prohibition and how it all started in the Old Port, some of the hottest restaurants and craft beer bars, the best places for craft beer tastings, waterfront history, the Old Port's biggest fires, Underground Railroad, shopping, real estate history, night life and much more! 
Old Port Historic Tours Loves Happy Faces! 
Public tours are available every Saturday from 11AM-1PM April through December. Advanced tickets required at ticketweb.com. $25 per person. Kids 16 and under are free with paying adult. Sunday though Friday are reserved for private tours with special group rates available year round, any day of the week, upon request. Private tour tickets are not available via Ticketmaster or Ticketweb so please call 646-845-9714 or email leigholson@oldporthistorictours.com to book. 
Where to meet: Monument Square - located directly across the street from the Portland Public Library on Congress Street. 
Leigh Rush Olson - Founder of Old Port Historic Tours - Sits on the dock of the bay in Portland's Old Port
Your Tour Guide, Leigh Rush Olson, is a Portland, Maine native so you're in good hands!
Event Information
Age Limit
All Ages

Family Attractions
Old Port Historic Walking Tour
Old Port Historic Walking Tour
Family Attractions
Here are just some of the topics you will hear about and places you will visit outside on an Old Port Historic Walking Tour with Leigh...
*Monument Square
*Lobsterman's Park
*Portland City Hall
*Old Port real estate history
*Numerous landmarks, monuments, and architecture on the National Registry of Historic Places
*US Custom House
*Boothby Square
*Commercial Street Waterfront
*Wharf Street
*Fishing industry
*Prohibition and how it all began in the Old Port
*Tommy's Park and the history of its murals
*Post Office Park
*Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Home
*Revolutionary Generation
*Civil War history
*Several Underground Railroad markers including Portland's first anti-slavery and pro slavery riots 
*First Parish Church
*Portland's tallest and oldest buildings
*Exchange Street galleries and boutiques
*Leigh's favorite places to point out for craft beer bars, breweries, and restaurants - including Leigh's favorite breakfast locations and where to get the best lobster rolls… BIG lobster rolls 🦞🦞🦞
*History of Portland's fires including the biggest that shocked the nation
*Famous/legendary people of the area
*Night life - stand-up comedy, concerts, theatrical performances, etc
*History of the Kotzschmar Organ- one of the grandest and most celebrated pipe organs in the world
*Local Maine Artists
*Old Port's finest Mansard roofs
*The Old Port's most popular donut shops, bakeries, and Mained themed treats 
*Best things to do in the Kennebunks if Portland isn't enough!
AND Much, Much, More, but Leigh doesn't want to give it all away!
Where to meet: 1 Monument Way in downtown Portland in front of Longfellow Books - conveniently located directly next to One City Center Parking Garage and Monument Square.