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Seacoast Region
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American Independence Museum - Established in 1991, the American Independence Museum is a private, not-for-profit institution whose mission is to be the premier center and historic site in New Hampshire for the study, research, education and interpretation of the American Revolution and the role that one state, one town, and one family played in the founding of the new republic. Christmas Gallery & Tree Farm - Delight in new discoveries while you browse in the trim-a-tree gallery barn for treasures reminiscent of Christmas' past. The farm features a wide selection of classic collectibles that have evolved over the centuries, but are still hand-crafted in the same age-old manner. Seacoast Science Center - Open daily, the Center's aquariums and live-animal exhibits interpret coastal habitats from tide pools to the seafloor. Interactive exhibits allow you to design your own fish for offshore aquaculture. Discover how the crew of a sunken submarine was rescued in 1939. Located in Odiorne Point State Park. The Music Hall - A Historic Theater in downtown Portsmouth offering the best of performing arts and films. |
Children's Museum of Portsmouth - Hands-on exhibits designed for learning and fun include computers, dinosaurs, literature, human anatomy, masks and sound. The museum also features a space shuttle cockpit, submarine play structure, and lobster boat. Strawbery Banke Museum - Experience how people lived throughout four centuries of New England history through restored furnished houses, exhibits, period gardens, and historic landscapes. Costumed role players interpret the living history of generations who settled in Portsmouth, NH. Fuller Gardens - Formal, turn of the century estate garden that was once an ornament to Alvan T. Fuller’s summer home. Over two thousand roses of many varieties bloom all summer, with unusual and eye catching annual and perennial plantings, a hosta display garden, public conservatory and a Japanese garden are all within the sculpted hedges of this seaside gem. Isles of Shoals Steamship Company - Variety of ocean cruises including historic tours, scenic lighthouse cruises, dinner cruises, fall foliage, and children's programs. |
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