Portland Maine: L.L. Bean Country, Windjammer Sails and All Four Seasons
Shop the 24-hour L.L. Bean flagship in Freeport, sail a historic windjammer schooner along the Maine coast, gallery-hop the Congress Street Arts District, swim in pristine Sebago Lake, walk the Victorian Old Port rebuilt after the 1866 fire, and plan a ski trip to Sunday River.
Portland Maine: World Art, New England Ales and Gateway to Acadia
Visit the I.M. Pei-designed Portland Museum with its Winslow Homer collection, taste Belgian-inspired Allagash White and hazy New England IPAs, plan a trip north to Acadia National Park, walk the Longfellow birthplace, ferry to Peaks Island, and watch the lobster fleet work Portland deep harbor.
Portland Maine: Lighthouse Coast, James Beard Food and Ocean Promenades
Watch cruise ships dock at Ocean Gateway, photograph Portland Head Light at sunset, taste the farm-to-table food scene that put Maine on the national culinary map, walk the Olmsted promenade above Casco Bay, climb the 1807 maritime signal tower on Munjoy Hill, and explore Fort Williams coastal battery ruins.