The best things to do in Portland
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SPACE
EntertainmentSPACE keeps Portland’s creative pulse weird and wonderful with boundary-pushing exhibitions, intimate shows, and the kind of film nights…
SPACE
EntertainmentSchooner Mini Golf
EntertainmentOutdoor, 18-hole mini-golf course featuring a big replica schooner & lighthouse, plus ice cream.
Schooner Mini Golf
EntertainmentRiverside Golf Course
EntertainmentPublic golf facility with an 18-hole course, a 9-hole course, and a 3-hole practice course.
Riverside Golf Course
EntertainmentPirate's Cove Adventure Golf
EntertainmentPirate-themed mini-golf chain with 18-hole, landscaped courses set among waterfalls & caves.
Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf
EntertainmentEntertainment Luxury Cinemas South Portland
EntertainmentOutpost of a local theater chain showing new releases in a cozy setting with an old-fashioned feel.
Entertainment Luxury Cinemas South Portland
EntertainmentMartel’s Mini Golf
EntertainmentLandscaped 18-hole mini-golf course with a restroom and an ice cream shop.
Martel’s Mini Golf
EntertainmentSeacoast Adventure
EntertainmentSeasonal, outdoor fun center with mini-golf, go-karts & a 100-ft. sky swing.
Seacoast Adventure
EntertainmentNickelodeon Cinemas (Patriot Cinemas)
EntertainmentMultitheater art house screens a mix of independent & local films plus blockbuster movies.
Nickelodeon Cinemas (Patriot Cinemas)
EntertainmentJungle Adventure 3D Blacklight Mini Golf
EntertainmentMini-golf course offering jungle-themed holes for families to play through, plus arcade games.
Jungle Adventure 3D Blacklight Mini Golf
EntertainmentPMA Films
EntertainmentIndependent, foreign & classic films screened in an auditorium at the Portland Museum of Art.
PMA Films
EntertainmentCity of South Portland: Municipal Golf Course
EntertainmentRecreation center with a public golf course that's suitable for kids.
City of South Portland: Municipal Golf Course
EntertainmentUrban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
EntertainmentLarge-scale indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball & parties.
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
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