Portland Underground Railroad Self Guided Audio Walking Tour
Overview
On this walking tour, we’ll explore the city’s significant role in the Underground Railroad and the individuals who helped shape its fight for freedom. The tour is self guided on our walking tour app. It's hands free, plays as you walk and you can go at your own pace, anytime, it never expires. You’ll walk through historic streets where ordinary citizens took extraordinary risks to assist those escaping slavery.
We’ll visit former homes, churches, and workplaces that served as safe havens and meeting places for abolitionists, reformers, and community leaders. Each stop demonstrates how Portland’s waterfront and neighborhoods became centers of courage, compassion, and quiet resistance.
Let’s start our journey at the Mariner’s Church Banquet Center, a landmark that saw both Portland’s growth and its dedication to justice.
What's Included
- Go anytime at your own pace. Stop and go anytime. The tour never expires.
- Fun storytelling that shares the history of Portland bringing it alive.
- Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
- See All the sites and don't miss out with our in depth route.
- Great deal, one purchase if for one car and never expires.
- Great narration that keeps you interested
- Easy to use, press play and the stories play automatically as you walk.
- No admission the tour is all outside on our walking tour app
- No human guide this is all on our walking tour app
Meeting Location
368 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
40 Maine State Pier
Portland, ME 04101, USA
The tour ends at the Franklin Street Wharf where you'll hear it's history then explore more.
What To Expect
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Mariner's Church Banquet Center (pass by)
Lincoln Park
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Exchange Street
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
The First Parish Portland Unitarian Universalist
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
The Abyssinian Meetinghouse (pass by)
India Street
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Franklin Street Wharf
5 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Portland
20 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EST).
- Go anytime at your own pace. Stop and go anytime. The tour never expires.
- Fun storytelling that shares the history of Portland bringing it alive.
- Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
- See All the sites and don't miss out with our in depth route.
- Great deal, one purchase if for one car and never expires.
- Great narration that keeps you interested.
- Easy to use, press play and the stories play automatically as you walk.
- No admission the tour is all outside on our walking tour app.
- No human guide this is all on our walking tour app.
The minimum age to participate is 10. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Portland Underground Railroad Self Guided Audio Walking Tour is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Portland Underground Railroad Self Guided Audio Walking Tour will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Go anytime at your own pace. Stop and go anytime. The tour never expires.
- Fun storytelling that shares the history of Portland bringing it alive.
- Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
- See All the sites and don't miss out with our in depth route.
- Great deal, one purchase if for one car and never expires.
- Great narration that keeps you interested
- Easy to use, press play and the stories play automatically as you walk.
- No admission the tour is all outside on our walking tour app
- No human guide this is all on our walking tour app
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
