Portsmouth (New Hampshire)

Portsmouth is a historic seaport and a popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River. There are numerous places of interest in Portsmouth.

Buckminster House was built in 1725. It was formerly a funeral parlor.
There are 4 public sculptures made by Cabot Lyford in Portsmouth. They include 'The Whale' and 'My Mother the Wind', which is a 7-ton granite statue that was installed on the city's waterfront in 1975.
The Music Hall is a 900-seat theater that opened in 1878.
New Hampshire Theatre Project was founded in 1986. It is a non-profit theater organization that produces contemporary and classical works. It also offers educational programs.
North Church is a historic church with a tall steeple that is visible from most of Portsmouth.
The Player's Ring Theater is a black-box venue, where original work from local playwrights are produced.
The Pontine Theatre is another black box theatre where theater works based on the history, culture and literature of New England are produced. It has 50 seats.
Portsmouth African Burying Ground an 18th-century African burying ground and memorial park.
Portsmouth Athenæum is a library, museum and art gallery.
The Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse was originally erectted in 1771, but in 1878 it was rebuilt. From May to September, monthly tours are organised.
The John Paul Jones House is operated by the Portsmouth Historical Society, which also includes museum galleries, a gift shop, welcome center and walking tours. It was founded in 1917.
The Rockingham Hotel and the Library Restaurant is a historic former hotel that houses a restaurant. The building was constructed in 1885.
The Seacoast Repertory Theatre was founded in 1988.
The Strawbery Banke Museum consists of a neighborhood where you can see a few dozen restored historic homes in Colonial, Georgian and Federal architectural styles.
The USS Albacore Museum & Park is a U.S. Navy submarine that was decommissioned in 1972 and converted into a museum.
At the Prescott Park Arts Festival several event are organised throughout the summers.

Several historic houses have been converted into museums, some of which include:

The Governor John Langdon House dates from 1784.
The Henry Sherburne House was built in 1766.
The John Paul Jones House was built in 1758.
The MacPheadris-Warner House is from 1716.
The Moffatt-Ladd House is also called the William Whipple House. It was built in 1763.
The Richard Jackson House dates from 1664.
The Rundlet-May House was constructed in 1807.
The Tobias Lear House dates from 1740.
The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion dates from 1750.
The Wentworth-Gardner House is also knwon as the Wentworth House. It dates from 1760.

portsmouth is about 650 km northeast of Washington D.C.

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Portsmouth (New Hampshire)

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