Excursions & day trips
Gratis annulering
Taal:
English
Mobiele voucher geaccepteerd
Duration: 5 Hours
Doe dit omdat
Uncover the double-founding of Portland
Revisit Portland's Great Fire of 1866
Cruise through the lush coastal wilderness
Journey to the top of breathtaking Cadillac Mountain
Learn about Acadia's history of geological transformation
Wat te verwachten
Download the activity provider's app, which is your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map all in one. Once downloaded, your walking tour of Portland begins at the Visit Portland Information Center.Walk through the gorgeously preserved architecture of the city's downtown and listen to tales of its heroes, like Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and suffragist Augusta Hunt, who didn't take “no” for an answer. Stop by the Our Lady of Victories statue, a tribute to the Portlanders who perished in the Civil War. Revisit the Battle of Portland Harbor, when the Confederates launched a major assault on Portland. Relive a tale of deceit and determination. The walking tour concludes in Old Port.Begin the driving portion of your tour on Commercial Street. Discover how Portland became Canada's “winter port” for wheat. Find out how the original wharves and waterfront were buried in earth. Pass the Western Cemetery; among the prominent Portlanders buried there are poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's parents. Heading up the Western Promenade, proceed past Portland's most elegant and graceful Victorian-era mansions.Take in the views from the Cadillac Mountain Overlook. As the journey continues, learn about the local fauna, from beavers to peregrine falcons and beyond. Be introduced to characters like the radio-obsessed tycoon Alessandro Fabbri and John D. Rockefeller Jr. Finally, ascend the majestic Cadillac Mountain which is rife with geological history, going back to the dinosaurs.
Wat is inbegrepen
Audio-guided tour
Downloadable APP
Digital guidebook
Wat niet inbegrepen is
Food and drinks
Entrance fees
Transportation
Wat te onthouden
Know in advance:
This is a self-guided tour available through an app; no guide will accompany you and transport is not provided. The app functions as a guide, an audio tour, and a map, all in one
After booking, you'll receive an email from the activity provider with instructions for setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Please don't wait until you are on-site
Most stops along the tour have animated videos allowing you to visualise what you cannot see, such as snapshots from different centuries or interior rooms
Buy once, use for a year! The tour can be used repeatedly for 12 months from the date of purchase. Ideal for extended visits and return trips
The audio stories play on their own based on your location. You can start anytime and pause anywhere
Works perfectly without Wi-Fi/data with offline maps
Aanbieder
ACTION TOUR GUIDE
Boekingskosten
Goed nieuws! Er worden geen extra kosten in rekening gebracht voor deze reservering.
Annuleringskosten
Ontvang een volledige terugbetaling als je tot 1 dag voor de ervaring annuleert
Where
Visit Portland, Maine Information Center, 14 Ocean Gateway Pier, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Meeting point:
The tour begins at the Visit Portland Information Center. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.