- The list below includes 150 free or cheap things to do in or near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, including 110 different types of inexpensive activities like Music Venue, Breweries, History Museums and Family Fun Center.
- From Prescott Park to Portsmouth Athenaeum Library, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Portsmouth and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Hampton, Ogunquit, Newburyport and Kennebunkport.
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Celebrating the history and evolution of firefighting, the Seacoast Fire Museum makes a great field trip destination. The museum contains numerous artifacts and memorabilia including an antique fire hose and fire pumper.
10.2 Miles
Get a history lesson at Tuck Museum. Early American history is on display in the form of many exhibits including a 1950s beach cottage, a restored barn and a school house. Open Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, and tours are offered.
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Hampton Skate Park is an outdoor skate park for people of all ages. It features a street course and a mini ramp, as well as a half pipe and concrete bowl surrounded by plenty of trees.
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Hosting a variety of public skate sessions, Dover Ice Arena features a weekly rock night where visitors can skate under neon lights to modern music. The rink offers learn to skate programs for ages 3 to 15.
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Affiliated with the University of New Hampshire, the UNH Observatory hosts free public sessions as well as free private sessions by advance appointment. The observatory also hosts special events, like the New England Astronomy Festival.
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Wagon Hill Farm is a preserved historic farm that offers acres of walkable fields and woodland paths. When there is enough snow, visitors can sled on the hill overlooking Great Bay.
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Mount Agamentious is a 30,000-acre park reserve with many different animals including deer, bobcat, coyote, fox, mink, muskrat, opossum, otter, raccoon, squirrel, skunk, and weasels. Visitors can snowshoe, walk, bike, horseback ride, run, and watch for birds.
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Focused on the history of the American Revolution, the American Independence Museum houses artifacts and documents including early drafts of the US Constitution and a Dunlop broadside of the Declaration of Independence. Guided tours explore the 1721 Ladd-Gilman House, and the Folsom Tavern.