Private tours with special group rates are available year round, any day of the week, at OldPortHistoricTours.com. Visit today for more information!
Explore the Old Port and downtown Portland's rich history and places of interest from 1632 in this 2 1/2 hour, 2 mile, 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!
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Public tours are available every Saturday from 11AM-1:30PM April through December (Holiday Tours throughout December). Advanced tickets required. $35 per person. Kids 12 and under are free with a paying adult. Private tours and special group rates available year round, any day of the week! Private tour tickets are not available via Ticketmaster or Ticketweb so please call 646-845-9714 or email leigholson@oldporthistorictours.com to book.
Leigh Rush Olson, your tour guide and founder of Old Port Historic Tours, holds a BA in History from CUNY Brooklyn College and is a certified Portland History Docent with the Maine Historical Society, in collaboration with Portland Landmarks. Moreover, Leigh volunteers with Portland Downtown as a "Green Gull" helping to pick up trash in downtown Portland, so it won't end up in beautiful Casco Bay. Leigh is a Portland native (born and raised) and a resident of Kennebunk, Maine. You're in good hands!
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
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