Best Family-Friendly Attractions
Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Portland
Bell Buoy Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Tommy's Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Lincoln Park
Longtime park with walkways & a fountain. Quaint park established in 1866 featuring walkways, benches & a central fountain.
Peppermint Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Portland Museum of Art
Portland's premiere art museum. I.M. Pei-designed museum known for its paintings by Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth & Edward Hopper.
Fort Sumner Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Fort Allen Park
Historic, tranquil waterfront promenade. This grassy spot with water views features seating areas, a gazebo & many historical monuments.
Bug Light Park
Open green space & a historic lighthouse. Nearly 9 acres of green space with harbor & skyline views, plus a tiny lighthouse built in 1875.
Deering Oaks Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Western Promenade
Elevated park with trails & scenic views. 18.1-acre park featuring scenic trails around bluffs, plus statues & stately 19th-century homes.
Southworth Planetarium
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse
Small lighthouse built in the late 1800s. Historic caisson-style lighthouse constructed on a rocky breakwater in 1897, open year-round.
Payson Park
Grassy recreation area with an arboretum. Large public green space with a playground, expansive lawns, an arboretum & sports facilities.
Children's Museum & Theatre of Maine
Hands-on learning for kids. Interactive kids' museum known for its camera obscura, also with science & job-related activities.
Goddard Mansion
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Fort Williams Park
Seaside park with old fort & lighthouse. Free park with a rocky shoreline, old military bunkers, big playing fields & an iconic lighthouse.
Portland Head Light
Iconic 1791 lighthouse & museum. Still operative 1791 lighthouse & navigation museum on rocky, scenic coastline in Ft. Williams Park.
Maine Audubon
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Presumpscot Falls Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Riverton Trolley Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Memorial Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Scarborough Beach State Park
Saltwater swimming & sunbathing. Ocean beach with lifeguards & a snack shack. With admission fee (state park passes not valid).
Scarborough Historical Society
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Eagle Island State Historic Site
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Royal River Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Eartha Globe
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Old Orchard Pier
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Palace Playland
Beachfront amusement park. Compact, beachfront amusement park with a Ferris wheel, roller coaster & more, plus a large arcade.
Funtown Splashtown USA
Popular amusement & water park combo. Two parks in one, with amusement rides that run from thrilling to kiddie, plus many slides & pools.
Astrosphere
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Saco Heath Preserve
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Ferry Beach State Park
White-sand beach & coastal nature trails. White-sand beach with a picnic area & changing rooms, plus walking trails & nature programs.
Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park
Guided nature walks & osprey-watching. Park composed of woodland, estuary & rocky coast, known for guided nature walks & osprey-watching.
Saco Museum
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Desert of Maine
Famed desert with museum, trails & tours. Landmark desert area providing a 1783 barn museum, narrated tours, nature trails & a picnic area.
Mechanics Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
East Point Audubon Sanctuary
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Biddeford Mills Museum
Visit this great place for kids and families!
L.L. Bean Store Discovery Park
Mainstay for outdoor apparel & gear. Retailer offering a variety of outdoor apparel & footwear, plus sporting & camping gear.
Pettengill Farm
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Bradbury Mountain State Park
Small mountain with mixed-use trails. Small, glacial mountain with camping, plus trails shared by hikers, horses, bikes & snowmobiles.
Maine Wildlife Park
Exhibits of moose, bears & more. Sprawling, low-key reserve nestled in the woods, featuring moose, black bears, bald eagles & more.
Seashore Trolley Museum
Museum with public transit vehicles. Long-running indoor-outdoor museum featuring restored public transit vehicles & artifacts.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Art museum with a varied collection. Free art museum with a comprehensive collection of works from a variety of periods & media.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
History of Arctic peoples & exploration. Free museum at Bowdoin College, with artifacts & photos from Arctic expeditions of the early 1900s.
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
Museum in Civil War hero's 1820s house. Museum in the grand, restored 1820s residence of Civil War hero, college professor & governor.
Androscoggin Swinging Bridge
Visit this great place for kids and families!
The Rumpus Room
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Pejepscot History Center
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Brunswick Naval Aviation Museum
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Brick Store Museum
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Blowing Cave Park
Popular spot to see crashing waves. Scenic site with a rock formation that causes dramatic wave crashes & sea spray.
Kennebunk Plains Preserve
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
Hikable habitat with migrating birds. This large salt marsh & estuary features hiking trails, trees & many bird-watching opportunities.
Wells Reserve at Laudholm
Conservation center & nature preserve. Conservation center featuring trails through woodlands & wetlands, plus historic farm buildings.
Head of Tide Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Maine Maritime Museum
The story of Maine's seagoing history. Historical artifacts & demonstrations related to shipbuilding, sailing & lobstering, plus cruises.
Wells Harbor Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Library Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Coast Encounters
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Gowen Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Wonder Mountain Fun Park
Elaborate mini-golf courses & a maze. 2 18-hole mini-golf courses with water features & caverns, plus a maze & indoor arcade.
Bauneg Beg Mountain Conservation Area
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Seaside gardens & nature walks. Waterside spot with 250 acres of manicured gardens (rose, meditation), natural landscapes & trails.
Charleez Hill
Visit this great place for kids and families!
New Hampshire Farm Museum
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
Historic ocean lighthouse built in 1827. Historic 1827-lighthouse features panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean & a nearby learning center.
Take Flight Aerial Adventure Course
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Hilltop Fun Center
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Children's Museum of New Hampshire
Hands-on, educational exhibits for kids. Educational center exploring art, science & culture via interactive exhibits for kids & families.
Henry Law Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Woodman Museum
Period displays in 4 pre-1860s homes. A complex of 4 historic houses playing host to exhibits of natural & local history plus art.
Kittery Historical & Naval Museum
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Bellamy Park
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Fort McClary State Historic Site
Historic site with views of the harbor. State historic site in picturesque surrounds known for its colonial-era military history.
Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
Cast-iron lighthouse built in 1878. This 48-ft. cast-iron lighthouse was built in 1878 on the site of an earlier wooden tower.
Hilton Park
River views, a playground & fishing. Waterfront green space featuring a play area, fishing dock, boat launch & picnic tables.
Prescott Park
Urban riverfront retreat with gardens. Waterfront municipal park with flower gardens, fountains, walkways & summer performances.
Warner House
Furnished 1716 home turned museum. 1716 house museum with Georgian architecture, period furniture, historic wall murals & guided tours.
Portsmouth Scavenger Hunts
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Seacoast Science Center
Marine museum with touch tanks & more. Science center featuring fish & marine mammals, plus touch tanks & a Discovery Dock for kids.
Portsmouth Escape Room
Visit this great place for kids and families!
Other Things to See
Explore More Activities
Discover more events and activities happening in the city.