Mark Twain Study

Outdoors

More than 20 miles of trails enter a globally rare inland pine-barrens ecosystem, while the Discovery Center explains its dunes, fire ecology, and wildlife. Prescribed burns and habitat work can temporarily close individual trails.

Family

The walk-through wildlife park offers close views of more than 100 species, including giraffe, rhino, big cats, primates, and nursery animals. This row covers the walk-through zoo, not the separate drive-through Preserve or Indoor Zoo.

Culture

The 1829 stone tower was the first lighthouse illuminated by natural gas and remains a harbor landmark. Grounds are year-round, while construction, staffing, and weather can restrict tower access.

Culture

Federal-era mansion and formal gardens on a bluff over the Hudson, facing West Point across Constitution Marsh.

Roadside Americana

The outdoor bronze shows local cartoonist Brad Anderson at his drawing board while Marmaduke nudges him with a ball. Beside Portland Town Hall, it is a quick and place-specific roadside photo stop.

Outdoors

This 310-acre trail parcel crosses woods, wetlands, streams, fields, and Delegan Pond, with chances for herons, kingfishers, beaver, turtles, and spring peepers. It is a concrete gateway into the Saratoga sandplain landscape.