14 Hancock St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-4669

Experience New England life in the Puddle Dock neighborhood. Strawbery Banke Museum is a 10-acre campus dedicated to bringing history to life, from Indigenous history to the present day, in the Puddle Dock neighborhood. Tour historic houses on original sites, meet engaging costumed roleplayers, watch traditional crafts demonstrations, and explore historical gardens and landscapes. The museum is a place for children, adults, multi-generational families, and groups to gather and explore. The museum welcomes 110,000 visitors, members, schoolchildren, and volunteers who love New Hampshire history for daily programs, exhibits, skating, and signature special events throughout the year.

Portsmouth, NH 03801

The heart of downtown, where several walking tours begin, Market Square is a center of activity with art galleries, bookstores, antique shops, ethnic restaurants and many original 17th-century buildings.

105 Marcy St next to Portsmouth Harbor, Portsmouth, NH 03801-4616

569 Submarine Way, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3361

The USS Albacore is a research submarine, designed by the U.S. Navy to test experimental features used in modern submarines. The Navy tested top-secret features that led to the high-speed silent operation used on modern U.S. submarines. Today, Albacore has been preserved and is opened to the public Every visitor can go inside and explore this remarkable submarine. You will be able to look through the periscope, explore the control room, engineering spaces, and bunkrooms, and hear crew members tell of things that happened when they were at sea. Tours through Albacore are self-guided. As you walk through the ship, a series of audio stations highlight Albacore's unique features. Recordings by former crew members tell about daily life and some hair-raising incidents aboard the sub. The Visitor Center is your starting point for the tour. The Gift Shop offers souvenirs of your visit. The Memorial Garden preserves the memory of those who have served on Albacore and other U.S. submarines.

10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801

The Portsmouth Historical Society’s museums and programs connect the community to our past, present, and future through collections, interpretation, education and preservation. Visit our welcome center and galleries to see rotating exhibitions, shop the gift store, explore Portsmouth on our daily walking tours, or pop across the street and visit the John Paul Jones Historic House Museum and Garden (a national historic landmark). The Society also serves as the home of the Portsmouth Advocates for Historic Preservation, and the Portsmouth Marine Society Press.

2300 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801-5602

Water Country Water Park, located in Portsmouth New Hampshire, is New England’s Largest Water Park Water Country Water Park, located in Portsmouth New Hampshire, has 18 attractions well suited for all ages, including classics like Adventure River and New England's largest wave pool, the Portsmouth destination celebrates 40 years with two new, immersive slide experiences coming in 2023. Water Country offers 26 acres of family-filled, summer fun. Tiny tots love Tahiti Treehouse and Pirates Lagoon, while teens flock to thrilling water slides like Dragon’s Den and Dr. Von Dark’s Tunnel of Terror. Capture the thrills of New Hampshire's best outdoor adventures with the comfort of our poolside loungers or luxury cabanas!

Portsmouth, NH

Nine isolated, barren islands off the coast of New Hampshire.

28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-6606

1 Redhook Way Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH 03801-6853

Live music, tours, beer samples and food are offered at this large brewery and pub that started with the first wave of American microbreweries and is now a celebrated name.

154 Market St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3730

Originally built for a wealthy merchant family, and later the residence of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this splendid home features an elegant 18th-century garden, interesting carvings, and much of the original furniture. Guided tours of the house are available June 1 through mid-October, Monday-Saturday 11am to 5pm and Sundays 1-5pm. Tours last 45-60mins and are $8 for adults, $2.5 for children (6-12) and children under 6 are free. To tour the garden on your own is just $2 per person.

125 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3874

The Seacoast Repertory Theatre is a year-round professional regional theatre and world-class theatrical production house in a historical renovated brewery warehouse on the seacoast of New Hampshire.

43 Middle St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-4302

This 1758 colonial, gambrel-roofed house was the home of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones while in Portsmouth during the war, and now features a collection of furniture, toys, guns, canes and a historic garden. The museum is open Memorial Day - mid October.

Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801

A scenic walking route that includes important historic landmarks in the Portsmouth area.

Peirce Island Road Off Marcy Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801

150 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3831

The governor's mansion when Portsmouth was state capital in the 1700s, this historic 1718 house was the site of many important decisions about New Hampshires future.