Since 1807, the Portland Observatory has offered spectacular views of Portland’s busy harbor and served as a beloved symbol of the city’s rich maritime heritage. Named a National Historic Landmark in 2006, the Portland Observatory is the only known remaining historic maritime signal tower in the United States.
The Observatory is located at 138 Congress Street, [...]

At the Maine State Museum you can be greeted by a huge locomotive called The Lion, at the Maine Historical Society you can find beautiful maps and photographs, at the Farnsworth Museum you can check out Robert Indiana’s work and visit the Wyeth Center, you get the picture, many of these museums harbor antiquities that [...]

There is wicked good fun at Maine’s amusement parks and fun places to take the kids!! Check out some below,…tell them you found them on Maine Things To Do!
AMUSEMENTS PARKS
Monkey C Monkey Do
Maine’s first and only high-flying family adventure park and zip lines!! Navigate through more than 30 obstacles from 20 to 50 feet in [...]

Southernmost Maine Holds Last Views of Foliage Color
AUGUSTA, Maine – Central and southernmost Maine are the best locations to see colorful foliage through the weekend, according to the final 2011 fall foliage report from the Maine Department of Conservation (MDOC).
Maine Forest Service and state park rangers are reporting past peak [...]

For 125 years, between the arrival of the first train in 1842 and 1967 when the Grand Trunk Railway abandoned its service to Montreal on the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, there had been a continuous presence of passenger trains in Maine’s largest city. Most of the railroad activity in Portland revolved around agricultural goods [...]

Visit EarthaTM at DeLorme Headquarters, in Yarmouth, Maine
Housed in a three-story glass atrium at the company’s headquarters in Yarmouth, Maine, Eartha took two years to build and represents earth as it is seen from space. Every continent is beautifully detailed, with vivid colors illustrating all levels of vegetation, major roadways and cities. Ocean depths are [...]

Trolleys have an extensive history in Maine.  There is no better place to learn about Trolleys than The Seashore Trolley Museum. The Museum,  in Kennebunk Maine,  was founded in 1939 with one open trolley car, No. 31 from the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company. Today, the collection has grown into the largest electric railway museum in the [...]

Old Sow is the name of the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere located off the southwestern shore of Deer Island, New Brunswick, Canada between that island and Moose Island, the principal island of Eastport, Maine.
According to popular etymology the name “Old Sow” is derived from “pig-like” noises the whirlpool makes when churning; however, [...]

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Maine hosts a wide variety of gardens, but they’re usually found in Mainers’ yards! For a unique public experience, visit Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. You’ll discover a dozen stunning ornamental gardens and exceptional natural beauty, waterfalls and fountains, and incomparable stonework and sculpture. Miles of trails allow you to experience [...]

We’re simulcasting all your favorite thoroughbred and harness tracks 7 days a week, 363 days a year, noon to midnight - over 30 tracks daily! Our 2011 live racing schedule begins the first weekend in April. Check out our schedules online!

Scarborough Downs, now in its 61st year …is on 500 acres in the southern [...]

THE PARK (Skatepark and Teen Center) - Bath - MAINE

www.bathskatepark.com
Address:
26 Summer Street
Bath, Maine
Phone Number: 207-443-8900
Website: www.bathyouthmeetinghouse.com
Park Description:
6ft half pipe with a 7ft extension connected to a hipped bowl with a double coping spine
5ft bank ramp with a quarter pipe transition
4ft quarter pipe with a roll in
5 fun boxes
Tons of rails
Kicker
Fly box with hubba ledge
Soon to [...]

What are salt marshes?
Salt marshes are coastal wetlands dominated by grasses and flooded by the tides. Their character is strongly influenced by tidal flooding and freshwater input. Tidal marshes range in salinity from salt marsh to brackish and fresh marshes farther inland. Within a salt marsh, elevation increases from bay or creek edge to upland. [...]

There are always new reasons to visit the Maine State Aquarium. We have new animals, displays, and educational programs happening all the time so each time you visit you’ll discover something different. .
Hours
The Aquarium is open 7 days a week (including holidays and state office closures), from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, from Memorial [...]

When you visit Maine and explore all that this glorious state has to offer, tourists may be surprised to find that there are two places in Maine to choose from - that’s a lot considering many people don’t think there is ANY gambling in Maine at all.
In Maine there is, : Penobscot High Stakes Bingo [...]