Maine College of Art Portland Congress Street Women's History Walking Tour, Photo Credits: Dela Murphy
Portland by the Foot Tour Guide. Photo Credit: Serena Folding Photography
Wadsworth Longfellow Garden Guided Walking Tour, Photo Credits: Dela Murphy
Custom House Wharf. Photo Credit: Serena Folding Photography
Hidden Histories Walking Tour - Photo Credit: Dela Murphy
Black Heritage Guided Historical Walking Tour, Photo Credits: Dela Murphy
Abyssinian Meeting House on Black History Walking Tour - Photo Credit: Dugan Murphy
Portland by the Foot Tour. Photo Credit: Serena Folding Photography
Underground Railroad Guided Walking Tour West End, Photo Credits: Dela Murphy
Portland by the Foot Tour at Lobsterman Statue. Photo Credit: Serena Folding Photography

Portland by the Foot

Experience unforgettable storytelling—rich with heart, humor, and humanity—on a walking tour of Portland! Our local guide will lead you to the city’s most historic landmarks while revealing a constellation of inclusive, empowering, and surprising tales about Portlanders of all backgrounds. Join us to learn the hidden history you won’t hear on other tours!

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Contact

P. (207) 200-5885

Hours:
Mon – Sun
9:00 am–5:00 pm
About Us

Owner and guide Dugan Murphy is a local historian, an entertainer, and a curious and enthusiastic tour guide. Well over 24,000 people have joined him for tours of his hometown.

Choose from Portland by the Foot’s three guided walking tours:

-A Black history tour through the Old Port and East End
-A women’s history tour through the Arts District and West End
-A hidden histories tour—featuring previously untold stories of Portlanders of all backgrounds and identities—through the Old Port and Commercial Street Waterfront

Book online or 207-200-5885. Purchase individual tickets or make it a private tour for your group!

A portion of every ticket sale will help fund the restoration of the Abyssinian Meeting House, Maine’s oldest—and America’s third-oldest—standing Black church.

Special Events

Upcoming events for Portland by the Foot.

Portland Public Library Maine Women's History Guided Walking Tour, Photo Credits: Dela Murphy
1
Apr
through
30
Nov
Portland Women’s History Tour
Portland

Meet the women who built and saved the Arts District and West End.
Women's History Walking Tour Portland Maine Guide, Photo Credits: Dela Murphy
1
Apr
through
30
Nov
Hidden Histories Walking Tour
Portland

Explore the Old Port + waterfront with an entertaining historian.
Black Heritage Guided Historical Walking Tour, Photo Credits: Dela Murphy
1
Apr
through
30
Nov
Black History Walking Tour
Portland

Trace the steps of Black Portlanders over 400 years of Maine history.