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4.6 (66 reviews)
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Laurie V.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting Portland, Maine. Aside from some amazing lobstah rolls, what else might you expect out of a historic, coastal New England town? You guessed it.....ghosts. Maine has always fascinated me, ever since I read "Pet Sematary" when I was about 12 years old. In fact, the 1989 version of the movie was just on television. Perhaps no one tackled the Maine accent as well as Fred Gwynn. Ayuh, he nailed his role as the old, weathered, local Maine neighbor, Jud Crandall. (John Lithgow provided a completely different interpretation of Jud in the 2019 version.) It's only appropriate that King, who grew up in Portland, based so many of his novels in the state of Maine. This place is saturated with ghosts, savory characters, and somewhat of a dark history. Last week on my layover I took a Wicked Walking Tour with Gordon, who was absolutely fantastic. Knowledgeable and funny, his theatrical, yet historic tour was well worth my time. Gordon made the tour interactive and got to know each of us on the tour. There was another Lori (spelled differently though), another couple from Cleveland, and some newlyweds amongst our group. We started by learning about some history of the city. Portland buried their dead 18 feet under. Gordon informed us this was to keep the vampires in and the grave robbers out. The Portland Waterfront and the many islands of Casco Bay have stories of pirates, witches, ghosts, fires, and abandoned ships that we learned of throughout the tour. In this particular part of the waterfront a mysterious woman clad in black wanders the dock area, stumbling over lobster traps in search of her sailor. Aside from an occasional wharf rat, there is not much trace of life down here at night. A building that I noticed while walking around the town was the Time and Temperature Building, a building with....you guessed it: the time and temperature displayed on the outside. Gordon talked about this building on our tour. The place is allegedly haunted by a female ghost with fire-engine red hair, who enjoys riding the elevators and who will often play on them, randomly sending them to different floors. Some workers in the building have claimed to have seen an unknown female walking through their offices, and when they follow her or try speaking to her, she vanishes around a corner. Electricians insist that there is nothing wrong with the wiring of the elevators. No one is certain of the back-story here, nor why she does this. Before running through a dark and sinister alley, Gordon pointed out an other creepy building. I don't remember the details, but I remember something about a woman seeing a mermaid, attached to the front of a ship outside her third story window. Apparently the water level used to reach this part of the town and there have been phantom ships, still weathering the storms, to this day. Check out Gordan's tour......I really enjoyed it. His stories are interesting and engaging. Maine is awesome. And the people here are wicked smaht.....

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Sai Ashok Kumar P.

We had a wonderful experience. Gordon is a great story teller, we learnt a little history about Portland along side with ghost stories. Would recommend it, its one of a kind.

Renee J.

Exactly as advertised. Entertainment that you walk around at night a few blocks around the cobblestone/waterfront district.Great activity to do. Then find a bar to end the evening with

Gordon was conducting the tour in a very creepy location where ghosts walk.

Gordon was so very entertaining and informative. He shared historical info along with ghostly tales. Our friends who are from Portland enjoyed it so very much. He said that Gordon presented an accurate account of the city's history. In fact he was not going to come along with us to a "ghost tour" but thoroughly enjoyed himself. Thanks Gordon! You should check into the big stage!!! I hope you all get Gordon to show you around! He was awesome!

Tim F.

Loved this tour. Gordon is a great tour guide and provides a great tale or two about the darker side of Portland's history. Kid friendly as well. Highly recommend!

Full moon on the Ghost Tour of Portland Maine
Alice M.

Great tour! Gordon was awesome!! Well worth the money. We highly recommend. They even had a full moon to set the mood

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The tour was very enjoyable and got to learn the ghost history of Portland. Gordon was good and funny. He had a nack to know eveyone names.

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Fun experience that's sure to get you laughing! Just creepy enough to keep it interesting but not enough to keep you up at night.

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Portland By The Foot

5.0(15 reviews)
0.2 mi•Old Port

Dugan is an expert tour guide and passionate about history! He provided a superb and detailed…read morehistory of African Americans in Portland, ME from the colonial era to the current day. We loved the amazing story of Susan Rice and her mother (Lois Rice) who each had a tremendous impact on education and public policy. Our family enjoyed learning about the many changes in downtown Portland from the 1700s to the 1950s and hearing the stories of remarkable leaders in the community over generations. We appreciated the enthusiasm and concern of Dugan to make sure the entire group was OK during the walk on a hot summer day (the shaded "rest breaks" were a plus). Also, he was open to questions and made everyone feel welcome. Overall, I would strongly recommend any of the walking tours! You are bound to discover something new.

What can I say, I had the pleasure of experiencing Dugan's walking tour today. You will be amazed…read moreby the deep understanding of the hidden history of this city. Dugan is very knowledgeable and has done extensive research of his topics. I was extremely pleased with his presentation and how he was able to weave in aspects of the rich but unfortunately not widely known historical facts by those outside of this city. As other reviewers have said the Susan Rice tie-in was something I did not expect. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to learn about this gem of a city. Dugan, thanks for your dedication and keep up the great Work. We all the better for it.

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Portland By The Foot - Guide Dugan Murphy and his tour group

Guide Dugan Murphy and his tour group

Portland By The Foot - Seeing the sights on historic Fore Street

Seeing the sights on historic Fore Street

Portland By The Foot - Lobstering history at Custom House Wharf

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Lobstering history at Custom House Wharf

Greater Portland Landmarks - Greater Portland Landmarks in winter of 2017.

Greater Portland Landmarks

4.3(4 reviews)
0.6 mi•Old Port

I'm a little bit of a history geek, what can I say? I was the kid that relished the opportunity to…read moretalk to my grandparents about their lives growing up, what our community used to be like and look like, what their parents experienced. Finding old photos of towns and cities that I'm familiar with now are unbelievably fascinating, and preserving that which was is something near and dear to my heart. Which is why I'm a little in love with the The Greater Portland Landmarks, the safeguards of Portland's history via buildings, neighborhoods, and outdoor spaces. Through education and advocacy these great stewards of urban conservancy have helped to maintain some amazing spots throughout the city of Resurgam, while thoughtfully bridging the gap from the character of the city that was to the character that the city's beginning to have. I've had the opportunity to explore some of their catalog of public offerings, including Portland Observatory tours (https://www.yelp.com/biz/portland-observatory-portland), Custom House tours (https://www.yelp.com/biz/united-states-custom-house-portland), and a tour of the Homes of Portland's Golden Age (where we walked around the Spring Street Historic District [which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in '71] and viewed an array of impressive architectural styles throughout the past couple centuries. That's just some of their ongoing events; they also host a lot of other awesome shindigs (like an annual decade-specific themed gala at a large mansion in Portland). The folks who work at GPL are dedicated, passionate, and well-versed in all things Portland. I care deeply about the past, present, and future of this great city, and I feel rest assured that there are others that do so as well!

Take their tours, donate, support this worthy and well-run cause…read more... In August, I was visiting Portland to eat and relax and look at the water. When my companion suggested (ah-hem, insisted) that we take the Greater Portland Landmarks walking architectural tour, I agreed but had no idea what I was getting into. Like, what? The headquarters or main building is on Spring Street behind the MFA, where I'd been several times already. It's a straight ten-minute walk from the Old Port area, so pretty easy to access. When we got there, we were greeted warmly by the staff and invited inside to wait for the tourists to gather. They allow (and encourage? insist upon?) on-line reservations, which we had. We pad electronically with credit cards using their portable chip reader. It was good to see historic preservation embracing technology. Ten bucks each, totally worth it. Our group of about ten tourists was led by two men, both school teachers, who tag-teamed the direction of the group and the speaking. They were warm and funny and kind and helpful and full of information. When one of them knew that the other was the expert, he'd say, And now XXXX is going to talk about the roofline of Federalist style buildings. Or some such. And the information is transferrable. I was recently in downtown Philadelphia where I was able to identify architectural styles that I learned about in Portland. The walk isn't that long distance-wise because they essentially keep close to the neighborhood around their building but it is strenuous and takes a while because they cover so much, including the Victoria House (from the outside). They encouraged questions and engagements and were helpful and attentive to those with limitations (slow walkers, the deaf, etc). At one point, we Zillowed the price of a house that was on the tour, which connected past and present. The guides even got us an inside tour of the private Cumberland Club. I would do it again. I would do their other tours (including of the Observatory on Munjoy Hill). If I lived in Portland....

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Greater Portland Landmarks - The beautiful Greater Portland Landmarks building adorned with a Valentine's Day Bandit heart!

The beautiful Greater Portland Landmarks building adorned with a Valentine's Day Bandit heart!

Greater Portland Landmarks - Greater Portland Landmarks is located in the William Safford House 1858.

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Greater Portland Landmarks is located in the William Safford House 1858.

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