This is a MUST SEE Museum when you're exploring Maine! They have a diverse collection of trains,…read moremodel trains and beyond! Jackson is an amazing manager too who let us see the model trains after the museum closed! SO MUCH fun with the double decker trains! Fun for the whole family if your kids want to sit and explore the trains! We brought our newborn and she loved it too! The train ride was ESPECIALLY fun because of the nice breeze and the conductors were funny, silly and entertaining! We love everyone here! We loved it every more that we bought metal fair Septa bus boxes- from the 1950s!! Antiques galore from the transit system!! I bought a fungi paper fan, fare ticket ride coins and a purple umbrella too! 10/10 HIGHLY RECOMMEND this place and it's worth going and exploring part of our transit history and culture from the US! Just come here and have a blast for a few hours!! Love love love this place and all the people who work here!!

This was a very nice experience. A nice place to see and experience pieces of history and enjoy a…read moreride on the rails! For $15 i got to experience a ride on model railroad. That was lots of fun! Then youre dropped off to experience a self guided tour with lots of fun sights to find all around the scenery. I learned a lot on this day.

This museum is small, but the vehicles in the collection are rare and interesting. The building is…read morealso very well lit, so you can see and appreciate the details. The signs were very informative, and a museum employee shared additional tidbits while also giving us space to enjoy the collection on our own. I know a ton about the history of Porsches, but I actually learned something new from the signage on the 1955 Porsche 356, namely, that the car was marketed as the "Continental," because the importer believed that Americans felt more strongly about cars with names than numbers. Now I understand why the 356 A models were called the "Speedster." Museums are for education! My only suggestion for improvement is to have at least one sign explaining how co-founder Miles Prentice came to love collecting and restoring cars. To people who live in the community and know the background, it might seem like bragging, but to those of us from faraway places, it's education. We visited on a Monday in April, and I appreciated that the museum is open every day of the week, including the "off season."

My husband and I have been wanting to check this place out for a while now. I went online and saw…read morethey had a VIP tour for $35/person. Since we haven't had a "date day" for awhile, I scheduled the VIP tour for the both of us for the next day. We arrived and the guy couldn't find our reservation at first. It was handwritten on a piece of paper. Paid for the tour, had to wait about 10-15 minutes because there was only the one guy and there was an older man chatting him up. We finally got started and I do have to say the cars are gorgeous. We are huge car fans, so this was fun. But the guy skipped the ones he didn't seem to like. That's okay - we did go back and look at them. But that was it. I still don't understand what the VIP part was - if it was just having a tour guide, i would have paid the $12/person fee instead and done the tour myself. We were kind of expecting to see some cars no one else gets to see or something else for that much more money. Oh well, live and learn. It's worth the $12/person, but do NOT pay for the VIP tour. It's a waste of money. The cars are definitely worth it!

Our shore excursion at Portland, Maine's last stop brought us here. Our tour guide shared photos…read moreincluding Barbara Bush who liked to walk at the beach plus point out the Bush compound. Being 10-18-22 the huge cottages(mansions) of the wealthy were impressive to see but the stunning colored leaves of fall and some decked out with pumpkins and Halloween fanfare stole the show.

Walker's Point...aka: The Bush compound…read more This is the summer retreat of the Bush family. The estate is located on a peninsula (a point) of land which extends out into the Atlantic Ocean. In the compound there is the large main house, a boathouse, guesthouses, garages, tennis court, pool, dock and several patios and decks. Moreover, the lawns around the house are large and there is even a sports field. Of course, there is a gate at the entrance and it is guarded full time. There is a huge flagpole and when they are in residence the flag is flown. The history: The estate was originally purchased in the late 19th century by Bush's great-grandfather David Davis Walker, and George Herbert "Bert" Walker, his son. Both built mansions on the point in 1902 (moving in day was in 1903), however, David Walker's mansion has since been torn down. Shortly after Dorothy Walker and Prescott Bush were married, Bert Walker built a "bungalow" on the Point and gave it to them as a wedding present. When Bert died, his son, George Herbert Walker Jr. (aka: Herbie), purchased the property from his father's estate...it was not willed to him, he had to buy it. When Herbie passed away in 1977, the property went up for sale again and was purchased by Herbie's nephew, George H. W. Bush...yes, he had to buy it, and it was not willed to him. The estate has since remained in the Bush family. The compound has been referred to as the "Summer White House" by both George H.W. (41st President) and George W. (43rd President). Both hosted a variety of world leaders here during their respective presidencies with informal and private meetings. Gee Whiz info: It was previously known as Point Vesuvius, Flying Point and Damon Point and/or Damon Park. The area you basically "visit" is Parsons Way which is the piece of land you stand on to look at Walker's Point and the Bush compound. The area you park in is part of Parson's Way as well. It was donated by Harry Parsons (est. 1944) so everyone could enjoy the scenic and natural beauty. OK...so for us visitors/tourist: It is easy to get to and viewable along the road. There is a small parking lot along the road to Walker's Point (part of Parsons Way) for those wanting to stop to get a closer look. There is also a nice memorial close to where you park for President George H.W. - Unfortunately, and a tad rude, the lawn mowing companies that mow the lawns at the surrounding homes choose to park in the lot meant for visitors instead of at the residence they are working at. This makes parking even more limited...and it can be interesting around there to say the least when the lawn mowing companies arrive. Aside from the history, and this being the Bush compound...this is a beautiful area to sit for a few minutes and just take it all in...at Parsons Way. It's easy to see why they chose this area so many years ago. It's definitely worth a side trip!

Both of us grew up near seaside towns, so a love of maritime history runs through both mine and my…read morehusband's veins. Whenever we holiday in such a place, we make sure to check out the local museums to get a nice taste of the area's past. The exhibits tend to be quite small, but if well curated they can be as enjoyable as a trip to a grand gallery in a major metropolis. The Nott House was closed earlier this week (a review will come soon) but the KHS was running an exhibit about the local shipbuilders and sea captains from the southern Maine area so we went to check it out. The one room exhibit featured some beautiful works of art, sea captains' possessions, hand written cargo logs, photographs, and the banner flags from some long gone ships. They KHS tied the pieces together well - writing a story that was clear and informative - rather than a hodge podge of bits that have no cohesion. I'm looking forward to our tour of the Nott house next week.

Fascinating look into Pepperell Biddeford textile mills' 150 year history. At the peak of the…read moreMaine textile industry, 10,000 people worked here. You tour the weaving room, rapids and water falls that harnessed the power of the Saco river to run the looms and other equipment. You also see the underground lagoon where water was brought in through tunnels to run the equipment. The tour is given by former workers who give a glimpse into the industrial revolution and the decline of the New England textile business. The tour runs only in the summer . Check the website

I've been wanting to go on one of the mill tours for a long time and it was better than I expected…read more I live and work in Biddeford and went with a group of other people, including a few who actually worked in the mills back in the day. It was described as a two hour tour & it ran for about two and a half hours. This was a good thing because the tour wasn't rushed and everyone's questions were answered. The mills are being renovated and rebuilt at an astonishing pace so if you want to go, do it within the next few years. The price was $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $5 for students, and it was well worth it. I posted a few pictures and there's MUCH more to see. Quick update (10/19/13): The mill tours are done for the season. Most of the tour takes place on unheated spaces and it's getting cold. If you're interested in checking this out, bookmark it and do it in Spring 2014 when they start up again. You don't want to miss this and the mills are being filled at an amazing rate so it won't look like this for much longer. Quick update (7/29/14): They're not doing mill tours this year. I'm not sure why but there's a lot of construction. Hopefully they'll start the tours again soon.

A fun place to kill an hour and see some really cool old cars and music boxes from Model T.'s to…read morethe 1980's Delorean, The place is dark. Needs better lighting and the museum has not updated or changed anything in over 20 years. Admission is $7 for adults. The staff told me that this may be last year the museum may be in operation. The owner- and car collector has died and the estate may close the museum. Some beautiful and cool cars and motorcycles here.

A very diverse collection. All cats were in top notch condition. Overall a great place to visit.read more

This place is adorable! Saco is our new 'hometown' and I love that there is a small museum…read morededicated to celebrating its history. The building was erected in memory of a local's parents (I'm foggy on the details) and inside are great bits and bobs of information about this quaint little town. I love to walk through and see furniture, keepsakes, all pieces of Saco's history proudly on display. There isn't a charge for entrance but there is a recommended $5 donation, of which should be gladly given. My suggestion is to go and soak up all you can, but then come back around the holidays to see the Festival of Trees!! Locals can sponsor and decorate Christmas Trees and donate items for auction - the proceeds go on to fund the museum! Our favorite part is to go and vote on the trees and gift shop decorations through the holidays. This year our favorite tree was a 12' tree decorated with nutcrackers saying Merry Christmas in language from all around the world! It's a must see. Make your way over :)

The Saco Museum is one of those small local museums that are worth exploring for an hour on a rainy…read moreday. There's a lot of local period clothing and even a KKK hood from the days when the Klan had a presence in the area. There's also an assortment of natural history items,rocks, fossils, and things like that. This isn't the Smithsonian or anything, but it's interesting for a little while.

Stunning historic library! Come for the books, stay because it feels like you're a guest in a…read morewealthy person's home--since that's what it once was! My pics will do the talking for this review.

its a nice small library. resouces are limited but it offers the essentials like a computer room,…read moremagazine/newspaper room, dvds, child section and of coarse books. its a nice place to just sit and read or get work done.