Portland, Maine (map) is one of New England's most vibrant cities, with a revivified and restored city center, plenty of good restaurants and shops, and abundant opportunities for outdoor activities in woods and forests.

Cities in Maine have never had a reputation for chic or avant-garde ambience because Maine is a rural state, and it's the farmlands, woodlands, and coastal industries, such as lobstering, that count.

But Portland, the state's largest city and its transportation hub and business center, may be changing all that. There's lots to see and do.

	Portland Museum of Art

In Portland, you can visit the city's colonial, Early American, and Victorian landmarks, browse through the Portland Museum of Art, or take a cruise in Portland Harbor or Casco Bay. More....

The Civic Center draws sports events, conventions, and big-name entertainers, and its revitalized waterfront area, known as the Old Port, is now even more attractive than it was in its Victorian heyday when the railroads, the huge sailing fleet, and the trade in lumber and fish made Portland prosperous.

Portland is also a great dining town, with a good variety of restaurants, particularly in the Old Port.

Here's how to get to Portland.

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