Portland is located on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, MA. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants making it the largest city in Maine.

Portland is a small seaside city with a high concentration of shops, restaurants, museums, galleries, tours and many things to see and do. Many people commute to Portland to work, and the citys population significantly increases in the summertime.

Portland is Maines cultural, social and economic capital.

Tourists are drawn to Portlands historic Old Port district along Portland Harbor, which is at the mouth of the Fore River and part of Casco Bay, and Artside, which runs along Congress Street in the center of the city. Portland Head Light in nearby Cape Elizabeth is also a popular tourist draw.

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2005 Annual Table Report, the Port of Portland ranked as:

* The largest foreign inbound tonnage transit port in the US
* the largest tonnage port in New England
* The 25th largest port in the US
* The largest oil port on the US East Coast.

Attractions to see :

* Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq.
* Childrens Museum of Maine, 142 Free St.
* Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St.

* Portland Head Light and Museum, 1000 Shore Rd. Cape Elizabeth.
* Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth Street.
* Bug Light Lighthouse.

* Spring Point.
* Stroudwater Village.
* Old Port.

* Eastern & Western Promenade.
* Deering Oaks.
* Willard Beach.
* Hadlock Field.

* Portland Sea Dogs Baseball, Hadlock Field.
* Cumberland County Civic Center, Middle Street.
* Fore River Gallery, 613 Congress Street.

Attractions to Do :

* Back Cove.
* Portland Schooner Company, 40 Commercial St.
* Casco Bay Lines, 56 Commercial Street.
* Lighthouse Lovers Cruise - Portland Discovery Land and Sea Tours.

* Center for Cultural Exchange , 1 Longfellow Sq. Congress and State Sts.
* U.S. Highway 1.
* Maine Day Trip.
* East End Beach.

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