Location: Portland
Top Things to do in Portland
6 Monuments & Statues in Portland That You Shouldn't Miss
From ornate mansions to ocean views, this charming city - the largest in Maine - will enchant you. Saunter down the brick sidewalks and cobblestone streets of the revitalized Old Port District, where you can browse through bookstores, explore craft shops and eat to your heart's content. Visit the Portland Head Light, which dates back to 1791, and is the oldest lighthouse still in continuous use in the U.S. The great poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is the city's native son, and you can visit his childhood home, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. With kids in hand, enjoy the highly interactive Children's Museum of Maine. And then go next door to the calmer Portland Museum of Art, a small, but eclectic museum with Impressionist works, Maine landscapes by Homer and Wyeth and other collections. Land or sea is an option here, so if you're tired of the street life, take one of the popular scenic cruises or whale watches, or hop on a ferry to the islands in Casco Bay. At the end of the day, and without kids in hand, unwind and rest your tired feet at one of the city's brewpubs.
Restaurants in Portland
1. Statue of Thomas Brackett Reed
2. Cleeves & Tucker Memorial
3. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Sculpture
4. Lobsterman Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
5. Our Lady of Victories (The Portland Soldiers and Sailors Monument)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By mainemountainbear - Texas Gulf Coast, United States
Set on a granite pedestal, this 14-foot (4.3 m) tall magnificent bronze sculpture (cast 1890) commemorated the city’s sacrifices during the Civil War. It also had two smaller cast bronze sculpture clusters, one dedicated to the Army (on its north side), the other dedicated to the Navy (on its south side). Located in Monument Square in the heart of Portland’s Government District, the monument was dedicated in 1891. It was a short walk from the Old Port area. Access was by concrete- and brick-paved sidewalks. Metered curbside parking and paid parking garages were nearby. I most liked all the fine attention to detail in the life-like sculptures that I found here; I disliked nothing.
