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Amusement Places
Deerfield Fair, Deerfield, NH SEPTEMBER -- New England's oldest family fair First Night Wolfeboro (c), Wolfeboro, NH DECEMBER. Celebrate New Year's Eve by the lake Hampton Airfield, North Hampton, NH Thrill rides and private grass airfield Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton, NH Happy Hampton is the state's best known and most populated summer spot Peirce Island , Portsmouth, NH Pool, boat launch, walking trails and picnic area on the Piscataqua Rinks at Exeter, Exeter, NH Full public skating and hockey facility Rochester Fair, Rochester, NH SEPTEMBER -- Since 1874 the biggest Rochester event, 10 days at the Fairgrounds Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, ME The oldest and biggest trolley museum Wells Auto Museum, Wells, ME 80 classoc anituqe cars and more York Beach Arcades, York, ME Coin operated arcades for young and old York Wild Kingdom, York, ME A zoo and an amusement park near York Beach
Discovery Centers
Albacore Park, Portsmouth, NH Once the world's fastest sub and now a museum Children's Museum of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, NH There's always something to see and do and lots to learn here Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Concord, NH Planetirum dedicated to NH's teacher in space Gundalow Company, Portsmouth, NH A reconstructed barge once popular on the Piscataqua River basin Jefferd's Tavern, York, ME A 1750 tavern welcomes visitors to Old York Historical tours and events John York Cider Mill, Milton, NH In the olden days every down had a cider mill or two. Laudholm Farm, Wells, ME Explore the estuarin ecology at this 250 year old salt marsh farm Little Bay Buffalo, Durham, NH Buffalo on the NH range NH Farm Museum, Milton, NH A family farm with family events in rural NH Sandy Point Discovery Center, Stratham, NH Disvoer NH's hidden treasure, Greaty Bay Seacoast Science Center, Rye, NH The ultimate kid place in the Seacoast Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, ME The oldest and biggest trolley museum
Kid's Stuff
Annual Pond Boat Regatta, Portsmouth, NH AUGUST. A day at the races Apple Harvest Day, Dover, NH OCTOBER - Dover's big fall family event Bell Center, Dover, NH Acting and music productions, camp, classes Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, NH NH's center for the perfromring arts Children's Museum of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, NH There's always something to see and do and lots to learn here Christmas Prelude, Kennebunkport, ME DECEMBER shopping and events in downtown Kennebunkport Cochecho Arts Festiva;l, Dover, NH JULY- AUGUST Downtown concerts three days a week Exeter Revolutionary War Festival, Exeter, NH JULY -- See how the lived in the days of the Revolution Festival of Lights, York, ME JULY & DECEMBER -- Christmas lights at the Nubble Light Fireworks at Hampton Beach, Hampton, NH SUMMER -- All summer every Wednesday at the beach Great Island Common, New Castle, NH Riverside park with lighthouse views Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick, ME Over 30 dramatic seasons in rural Maine Halloween Happening, Portsmouth, NH OCTOBER - Historic Strawbery Banke gets spooky Hampton Beach Children's Festival, Hampton, NH AUGUST -- A week of kid fun on the beach Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton, NH Happy Hampton is the state's best known and most populated summer spot Harvest Weekends, Hampton Falls, NH SEPT-OCT Harvest events each weekend Hay Day, Farmington, NH AUGUST a big parade and all day party Kids Koncert Series, Somersworth, NH JULY -AUGUST Outdoor concerts just for kids Leddy Center for the Performing Arts, Epping, NH The arts come to Epping Market Square Day, Portsmouth, NH JUNE --Portsmouth's annual downtown festival Market Square Day 10K, Portsmouth, NH JUNE -- annual race kicks off the summer festivities of Market Square Day Music Hall in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, NH Boston-quality performaces in a restored 19th century theater New Hampshire Theatre Project, Portsmouth, NH Theaterical plays and classes in Portsmouth's own West End New Year's Portsmouth, POrtsmouth, NH DECEMBER Ring in the New YEar in Market Square Newmarket Heritage Festival, Newmarket, NH SEPTEMBER -- Celebrating the history of a NH mill town Odiorne Point State Park , Rye, NH State park with science center, history, hiking abd bike paths Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, ME Professional summer theater for over 70 seasons Old York Historical Society, York, ME Seven builgings in downtown York highlighting local history with events Portsmouth Halloween Parade, Portsmouth, NH OCTOBER Spookiest Halloween parade anywhere Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH A waterfront open space with award-winning gardens, dock, summer theater, events Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth, NH JUNE, JULY< AUGUST -- Continual summer arts activities by the river for all ages Rochester Opera House!, Rochester, NH Rochester's arts center is located in a unique 1908 theater inside City Hall Sand Sculpting Competition, Hampton, NH JUNE -- Master builders compete for sandy prize money Seacoast NH Events, Seacoast, NH Clickable links to online Seacoast Calendar pages Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Portsmouth, NH Professional theater year round in Portsmouth Seafood Festival, Hampton, NH SEPTEMBER --Festival on the beach with music and craft fair Snowflake Festival, Portsmouth, NH DECEMBER holiday events downtown Somersworth International Children's Festival , Somersworth, NH JUNE -- An annual summer street festival for children Somersworth Pumpkin Festival, Somersworth, NH OCTOBER -- 500 pumpkins and a Halloween parade Stratham Fair, Stratham, NH JULY --a four day fair in Seacoast, NH Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH Tour 400 years of history in NH's oldest neighborhood museum The History Store, Greenland, NH One-stop shopping for the history lover Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH NH's newest sports and concert arena Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, Portsmouth, NH The royal mansion of NH's British Gov. Benning Wentworth Whaling Wall, Portsmouth, NH One of Wyland's famous maritime murals Winterfest, Somersworth, NH FEBRUARY -- a Somersworth winter party York Harvestfest, York, ME OCTOBER The big fall festival in an historic coastal Maine town
Guided Tours
Candlelight Stroll, Portsmouth, NH DECEMBER: The most beautiful Seacoast event in Portsmouth Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth, NH An experimental project created to orient, ediucate and entertain residents and visitors about the cultural riches of Portsmouth, NH Island Cruises, Rye, NH Affordable Isles of Shoals and lobster trips Isles of Shoals Steamship Company, Portsmouth, NH Visit the Isles of Shoals or tour the Piscataqua River and Great Bay Jackson House, Portsmouth, NH NH's oldest surviving wooden frame house built in 1664 Jefferd's Tavern, York, ME A 1750 tavern welcomes visitors to Old York Historical tours and events Jeremy's Lighthouse Guide, Seacoast, NH A new lighthouse every week Kennebunkport Walking Tour, Kennebunkport, ME One hour introduction to an historic village Little Bay Buffalo, Durham, NH Buffalo on the NH range NH Farm Museum, Milton, NH A family farm with family events in rural NH NH State Capitol, Concord, NH Tour the site of the largest democratic house North Cemetery, Portsmouth, NH An historic Revolutionary War cemetery in the heart of town Old Gaol, York, ME A super cool tour of an authentic 1700s jail with museum Peirce Island , Portsmouth, NH Pool, boat launch, walking trails and picnic area on the Piscataqua Perkins Cove Lobster Tours, Ogunquit, ME Be a lobsterman for a day with Capt Eric Brazer Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Portsmouth, NH A self-guided tour of local African American heritage Portsmouth Harbor Cruises, Portsmouth, NH Cruise up and down the Piscataqua and to the Shoals in season daily Portsmouth Harbour Trail, Portsmouth, NH Self-guided downtown tour with 70 historic sites Portsmouth Livery Company, Portsmouth, NH Horse-drawn carriage tours Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Wells, ME A very important wetlands project and great short all season hike Sandy Point Trail, Stratham, NH Mile long wheelchair accessible path through marsh environment on Great Bay Seacoast Striders Walk & Bike Trail , Portsmouth, NH Family walk and bike route club route Seacoast Trolley, Portsmouth, NH A one-hour 17-mile introduction to piscuresque, historic Seacaost, NH Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH Tour 400 years of history in NH's oldest neighborhood museum Sugar Shack, Barrington, NH See a working maple sugaring farm in action Tug Alley Too, Portsmouth, NH The one and only Piscataqua tugboat ride Ultimate Seacoast Charter & Tour Boat Guide, Seacoast, NH The one-stop BIG list of local commercial touring and fishing boats
Beaches
Fort Foster Park, Kittery, ME Unique scenic park build around ruinted 20th century fortifications Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton, NH Happy Hampton is the state's best known and most populated summer spot Jenness State Beach, Rye, NH A small flat sandy beach in Rye Kingston State Park, Kingston, NH Fun of a lake in the but not far from the sea Laudholm Beach, Wells, ME A natural and protected beach for those who enjoy walking Long Sands Beach, York, ME A long sandy beach with views of the Nubble New Castle Beach, New Castle, NH Small lovely local bech with little access, no facilities North Hampton State Beach, North Hampton, NH A surfer's beach and NH state park Ogunquit Main Beach, Ogunquit, ME 3.5 miles of soft white sandy beach Seapoint Beach, Kittery, ME An off-the-path small beach near Kittery Point Wallis Sands State Beach, Rye, NH A favorite state park with store and bathhouse
Museums
Albacore Park, Portsmouth, NH Once the world's fastest sub and now a museum American Independence Museum, Exeter, NH A musuem about the Revolutionary War Children's Museum of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, NH There's always something to see and do and lots to learn here Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Concord, NH Planetirum dedicated to NH's teacher in space Clark House Museum Complex , Wolfeboro, NH OPen summers with firehouse and school Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH New Hampshire's art museum Folsom Tavern, Exeter, NH Washington stopped here. Fort McClary, Kittery, ME A superb 19th century hexagonal fort with sceniv views History Center of Kennebunkport, Kennebunkport, ME Five buildings including jail cells, school, exhibits, shipwright house Kittery Historical and Naval Museum, Kittery, ME A compact museum near Kittery Mall filled with fascinating local artifacts Millyard Museum, Manchester, NH 1,000 years of Manchester history Museum of Lighthouse History, Wells, ME Dedicated to the history of saving lives at sea Museum of New Hampshire History, Concord, NH NH's history museum Newmarket Engine House, Newmarket, NH Restored 1853 firehouse in progress NH Farm Museum, Milton, NH A family farm with family events in rural NH Ogunquit Museum of Modern Art, Ogunquit, ME One of the nation's finest small galleries Old Gaol, York, ME A super cool tour of an authentic 1700s jail with museum Old Schoolhouse, York, ME An in tact one-room schoolhouse from 1745 Old York Historical Society, York, ME Seven builgings in downtown York highlighting local history with events Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum, Kittery, ME 200 years of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard history Seacoast Science Center, Rye, NH The ultimate kid place in the Seacoast Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, ME The oldest and biggest trolley museum Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH Tour 400 years of history in NH's oldest neighborhood museum Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial, Portsmouth, NH The literary home of a very bad boy Tuck Memorial Museum, Hampton, NH A small museum of Hampton History and rock garden UNH Art Gallery, Durham, NH The gallery of the UNH Art Department Wells Auto Museum, Wells, ME 80 classoc anituqe cars and more William Damm Garrison , Dover, NH Woodman Institute, Dover, NH Wright Museum, Wolfeboro, NH Bob Dole says this is a unique American museum
Animals & Wildlife
Adams Point, Durham, NH Wildlife preserve on scenic Great Bay Deerfield Fair, Deerfield, NH SEPTEMBER -- New England's oldest family fair Kennebunk Plains, Kennebunk, NH A rare prarie land in Maine Laudholm Farm, Wells, ME Explore the estuarin ecology at this 250 year old salt marsh farm Little Bay Buffalo, Durham, NH Buffalo on the NH range NH Farm Museum, Milton, NH A family farm with family events in rural NH Perkins Cove Lobster Tours, Ogunquit, ME Be a lobsterman for a day with Capt Eric Brazer Portsmouth Livery Company, Portsmouth, NH Horse-drawn carriage tours Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Wells, ME A very important wetlands project and great short all season hike Rochester Fair, Rochester, NH SEPTEMBER -- Since 1874 the biggest Rochester event, 10 days at the Fairgrounds Sandy Point Discovery Center, Stratham, NH Disvoer NH's hidden treasure, Greaty Bay Sandy Point Trail, Stratham, NH Mile long wheelchair accessible path through marsh environment on Great Bay Seacoast Science Center, Rye, NH The ultimate kid place in the Seacoast Seacoast Swans, Seacoast, NH 60 graceful birds that forget to migrate Stratham Fair, Stratham, NH JULY --a four day fair in Seacoast, NH Wagon Hill Farm, Durham, NH Great family scenic spot to visit, hike and walk the dog. Whaling Wall, Portsmouth, NH One of Wyland's famous maritime murals Woodman Institute, Dover, NH York Wild Kingdom, York, ME A zoo and an amusement park near York Beach
Weird & Fascinating
Amphibious Vehicle, Kensington, NH A mystery machine from World War II Capt. George Fishley, Portsmouth, NH One of the only Revoutionary War veterans every photographed Durham Town Pound, Durham, NH A cool example of a colonial town animal pen Flo's Famous Hotdogs, Cape Neddick, ME A hotdog stand that locals call "historic" Gen. Jonathan Moulton House, Hampton, NH A ghostly home featured in a Whittier poem Giant Anchor, Portsmouth, NH It's really big, that's for sure Last Bobcat in NH, Dover, NH Last of an endangered species Little Bay Buffalo, Durham, NH Buffalo on the NH range Negro Burying Ground, Portsmouth, NH Recently discovered coffins indicate historical Black cemetery Neil R. Underwood Jr. Memorial Bridge, Hampton, NH Once reportedly the longest wooden bridge in the world Old Gaol, York, ME A super cool tour of an authentic 1700s jail with museum Old Ironsides Was Here, Portsmouth, NH They took her back to Massachusetts in 1897 Portsmouth Halloween Parade, Portsmouth, NH OCTOBER Spookiest Halloween parade anywhere Seacoast UFO Zone?, Seacoast, NH Did it all start in Exeter in 1965? She Almost Married John Wilkes Booth, Dover, NH Lucy Hale's home is open to the public Viking Rock (Thorvald's Grave), Hampton, NH Sorry, this one is a hoax, but it was long believed to he Thorvald the Viking's tomb Wells Auto Museum, Wells, ME 80 classoc anituqe cars and more Wells Windmilll, Wells, ME The only surviving Seacoast windmill WW2 Tower Houses, Rye, NH Old towers make great oceanfront homes