All Less than 15 Minutes Away!
Water Country /5 min/ This family amusement park offers fun for all. Water rides with names like the 'Shoot and Screamer', 'The Black Hole', and the 'Double Geronimo' hint at the thrills that await visitors to the park. Four areas especially for the youngsters insure that they get to slide and splash too! Located just minutes North on Rt 1. Coupons available at front office. Rye AirField /1 min/ (next door) New England's premiere Indoor Skate Park (Skateboarding Ramps & Jumps, BMX Dirt Bike Jumps & Race Tracks). This year round facility has 50,000 square feet and features everything you've dreamed about riding or skating all under one roof. 603-964-2800, http://www.ryeairfield.com/ 
Odiorne Point State Park /10 min/ Odiorne Point is open daily year-round. Picnickers can enjoy sweeping views of the ocean and rocky shore, and explorers can uncover evidence of past military occupation. An extensive network of trails wind through the dense vegetation and traverse the park. The Seacoast Science Center which is located in the park has exhibits relating to the natural and human history of Odiorne and the seacoast area. 603-436-1552. The Children's Museum of Portsmouth /10 min/ The Children's Museum of Portsmouth is a hands-on arts and sciences museum for children of all ages offering engaging exhibits, daily art and science activities, family programs and workshops. For hours & admission fees call 603-436-3853 Portsmouth Maritime Museum & Albacore Park /10 min / Year-round guided tours of an authentic U.S. Navy submarine. The AGSS Albacore, built around 1952 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, was noted for its innovative design. 600 Market St., Portsmouth. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily in summer; Columbus Day until Memorial Day, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission charged. Group rates available. Call to confirm hours. (603) 436-3680. 
The Music Hall /10 min./ The Music Hall, a non-profit performing arts venue, presents music, theatre, dance, and film to 70,000 patrons annually. The historic 900-seat theater is the oldest in New Hampshire and the fourteenth oldest operating in the United States. In 2003 the U.S. Senate voted The Music Hall onto a list of "America's Treasures." This season marks its 125th anniversary. Box office: (603) 436-2400 
The Portsmouth Harbour Trail /10 min./ The Harbour Trail passes more than 70 points of scenic and historic significance. Along the way are 10 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings, 10 National Historic Landmarks, and three homes maintained by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Tours leave from the Kiosk in Market Square. Cost: Adults, $7. Children 9 to 14 are $3. Group rates are available for the walking tours and step-on guide service. (603) 436-3988. Prescott Park /10 min./ Located at the edge of the Piscataqua River and across from Strawbery Banke Museum, Prescott Park was donated around the turn of the century to city of Portsmouth by two sisters, Josie and Sarah Prescott. The popular waterfront park features extensive flower gardens, including large demonstration beds where many varieties of flowers are shown each summer. In 2004 the Prescott Park Arts Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary of presenting music, theater and dance on the banks of the Piscataqua River. Located on 3.5 acres in downtown Portsmouth, the arts festival has a long and rich history of successfully presenting the arts with no fixed admission. To contact Prescott Park Arts Festival, Inc. 105 Marcy Street Portsmouth, NH Telephone: 603.436.2848 
Strawbery Banke Museum /10 min./ Recreates life in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, over 300 years ago. Each of 9 furnished homes & period gardens introduces a different era in American history. Six exhibit houses also show tools, building methods and archeology. Named by the first settlers in 1630 for the profusion of wild berries found on the shores of the Piscataqua River, Strawbery Banke is rich with history: George Washington, Daniel Webster, John Paul Jones and John Hancock were all guests on this site. 603-433-1100. |
