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Terrarium

★4.9Google rating(102 reviews)
Terrarium
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Known For

Hand-built terrariums and a shop floor that feels like a living installation

Terrarium is a moody, plant-dense shop where the vintage interior and cozy nook layout make browsing feel like an event in itself — terrariums hang from old fixtures, and the staff actually knows what they're talking about. It has the quiet intensity of a place that could only exist in Portland.

🕐Best time to visit: Slow winter afternoons when the fogged glass feels especially atmospheric

98 Cross St N Suite A, Portland, ME 04101, USA

Our Take

Terrarium is exactly what it sounds like — a glass-and-plant wonderland of a shop where the moody, verdant interior makes it feel like you've walked into someone's very well-curated living collection. A near-perfect rating from over a hundred visitors signals this one is worth hunting down.

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Downtown

98 Cross St N Suite A, Portland, ME 04101, USA

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