Portland Underground Railroad Self Guided Audio Walking Tour Discount Tickets

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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.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

The tour starts outside the Mariner's Church Banquet Center where you'll hear the story and it's link to the underground railroad, then you'll be guided step by step through Portland.

End Point

End point

The tour ends at the Franklin Street Wharf where you'll hear it's history then explore more.

Language Offered

English-AUDIO

Itinerary

1. Mariner's Church Banquet Center
The tour starts outside the Mariner's Church Banquet Center where you'll hear the story and it's link to the underground railroad, then you'll be guided step by step through Portland.
2. Lincoln Park
The tour walks through Lincoln Park where you'll see the former site of the meeting house and discover it's history.
Duration: 10 mins
3. Exchange Street
You'll explore exchange street stopping by sites linked to the Underground railroad and hear their story.
Duration: 10 mins
4. The First Parish Portland Unitarian Universalist
This has long been a spot for progressive activism, including abolitionism and Underground Railroad support. In 1832, famed abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison spoke here to 2,000 people on his Maine anti-slavery tour, sparking local engagement. On the tour you'll discover it's story.
Duration: 10 mins
5. The Abyssinian Meetinghouse
The tour stops outside the The Abyssinian Meetinghouse where you'll hear the story of the underground railroad linked to it.
6. India Street
You'll walk down one of the most historic streets and hear the stories linked to it.
Duration: 5 mins
7. Franklin Street Wharf
The tour ends at the Franklin Street Wharf where you'll hear it's history then explore more.
Duration: 5 mins
8. Portland
You'll walk around downtown Portland stopping at sites linked to the African American history of Portland, and the underground railroad.
Duration: 20 mins

Inclusion

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.

Exclusion

No admission the tour is all outside on our walking tour app

No human guide this is all on our walking tour app

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by WalknTours

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