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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth
Attraction type: Park; Garden
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth
Attraction type: Brewery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth
Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

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

Attraction type: Island
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

NJM Gallery features fine, contemporary art glass by 100 different artists. Everything is hand made in the USA. You'll find vases, paperweights, jewelry, perfume bottles and more.

Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth
Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

View and visit some of the numerous buildings at this 10-acre outdoor museum that traces the history of this seaport town, with costumed interpreters providing demonstrations of trades and insights into earlier Portsmouth times.

Attraction type: History museum; Historic village
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

The Portsmouth Harbour Trail is similar to Boston's Freedom Trail in that it links together many of the historic homes, the working waterfront, colorful Prescott Park, vibrant Market Square - and of...

Attraction type: Scenic/historic walking area
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth
Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

This library was established in 1817 and has a noteworthy collection of rare and old publications.

Attraction type: Library
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth
Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth
Attraction type: Art gallery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

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.

Attraction type: Brewery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth
Attraction type: Comedy club
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

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.

Attraction type: Town centre/square/plaza
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

Isles of Shoals Steamship Company offers 3-hour harbor tours that include a trip out to the Isles of Shoals.  Trips sail at 9:55 AM and include the Portsmouth Naval Yard, the Naval Prison, several...

Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

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.

Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

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.

Attraction type: Historic home
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

An historic stop on the Portsmouth Harbor Trail that contains America's oldest working Brattle organ and a rare copy of the Vinegar Bible.

Attraction type: Cemetery; Religious site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 35 attractions in Portsmouth

Many notable historic figures from pre-Revolution days rest here - governors, counselors and secretaries of the Province of New Hampshire.

Attraction type: Cemetery
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