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Bowling, barcades, mini golf, escape rooms, and the rainy-day backups for when the fog refuses to lift.
When It Rains in Portland: A Local's Guide to Bowling, Barcades, Mini Golf, and Indoor Fun
An honest local guide to indoor and rainy-day fun near Portland, Maine: the best bowling alleys, barcades, arcades, mini golf, escape rooms, and where to take a group, a date, or restless kids when the fog rolls in.
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Quick picks
Our standing recommendations. The places we'd tell a friend about.
- Bayside Bowl Portland. Twenty ten-pin lanes, a real kitchen and cocktails, and a rooftop deck with the best sunset in the city. Book ahead on weekends.
- Big 20 Bowling Scarborough. Vintage candlepin since 1950, the rare game where a carful of beginners and a league veteran can have an honest match.
- Maine Escape Games Greater Portland. The state's largest escape rooms and the best bad-weather hour for a group of four or more.
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