Area Attractions
No matter what brings you to southern coastal Maine whether it's a romantic getaway, family vacation, group meeting or destination wedding you'll want to experience all this captivating area has to offer.Adventure Outings and Eco-Tourism
- Whale watching trips
- Guided canoe trips with the Maine Audubon Society
- Deep sea fishing charters
- Sailing on the Palawan, a 24-passenger sailboat
- Horseback riding
Museums and Area Attractions
Portland, the state's largest city, boasts a wealth of fascinating museums waiting to be explored. The Black Point Inn's close proximity to Portland makes it easy to plan a daytrip and visit one or more cultural attractions.
Art afficiandos will enjoy a trip to the Portland Museum of Art, showcasing over three centuries or art and architecture. For a glimpse into another culture, visit the relatively new Museum of African Tribal Art, which beckons with an outstanding collection of African art and artifacts. A unique benefit of staying at the Inn is the nearby Winslow Homer Studio, located steps away and open to the public June through August.
History buffs will delight in the area's fine museums, maritime forts and ornate mansions. Portland's downtown cultural district is home to the Center of Maine History, a growing museum and incomparable library. Minutes away and deep within the granite walls of 19th century Fort Preble you'll find the Portland Harbor Museum, chronicling the history and present day life of the city's port.
Step back in time as you visit Victoria Mansion and Henry Longfellow House. The finest example of pre-Civil War residential design, Victoria Mansion offers superb architecture and well-preserved interiors among the most lavish of their day. At Henry Longfellow House you'll be able to view the home inhabited by three generations of one remarkable family that made significant contributions to the political, literary, and cultural life of New England and the United States.
Families and children of all ages will love the Children's Museum of Maine and Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum. Educational and fun interactive exhibits, activities and a dress up theatre provide hours of entertainment at the Children's Museum of Maine. For a change of pace, take a ride aboard an antique rail car pulled by steam and diesel locomotives at the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum as you enjoy magnificent views of Portland's working waterfront.
- Winslowe Homer Studio (tours available on a limited basis)
- Portland Museum of Art
- Victoria Mansion, one of the finest examples of Italianate architecture in America
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House
- Children's Museum of Maine
- Two Lights State Park and Portland Headlight
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Seashore Trolley Museum
Portland District
- Old Port area, offering a mix of shops, galleries and restaurants
Guided Tours
- Historical walking tours
- Trolley tours
- Boat, ferry and duck-boat adventure tours
- Professional Sports Teams
- Portland Seadogs Baseball (farm team for the Boston Red Sox)
- Portland Pirates Hockey (minor league affiliate of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)
Golf & Tennis
- Four nearby golf courses
- Fourteen nearby clay tennis courts
Quick Area Guide
Listed below are activities and attractions at the Black Point Inn,
nearby Portland and surrounding areas in our Quick Area Guide, to help
you experience our unique vacation destination like never before:
- Winslow Homer's Studio and natural subjects of Homer's work (1.5 mi)
- Nearby spectacular Beaches (1-3 mi)
- South Portland, ME (9 mi)
- Museums (10-17 mi)
- Downtown Portland Business Districts (11 mi)
- Old Port, Portland Museum of Art (11 mi)
- Portland International Jetport (11 mi)
- Biddeford, ME (13.7 mi)
- Water Sports, Water Tours, Fishing, Sailing and other Sports (15 mi)
- Maine Mall and Downtown Portland Shopping (12 mi)
- Freeport Shopping Outlets (30 mi)
- Tennis on clay courts (walking distance)
- World Class Golf (walking distance)
Best of all for golfers, guests at the inn are entitled to tee it up at the adjacent, and very exclusive, Prouts Neck C.C., a historic, walking-only track with five holes running along the sea. This is as close to links golf as you will find in Maine.
