The economic and commercial center of Portsmouth since the mid-1700s.
Attractions
Portsmouth Historical Society & Discover Portsmouth
Discover Portsmouth is a central gateway to the historical, cultural and artistic sites and venues around greater Portsmouth. Open April 1 thru December 23.
Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden
A National Historic Landmark, the Moffatt-Ladd House is one of America's finest Georgian mansions, built for merchant John Moffatt between 1760 and 1763. The grounds also feature one of the region's finest gardens.
Artists’ Collaborative Theatre of New England (ACT ONE)
ACT ONE presents, promotes and produces the fine arts, with special emphasis on professional theatre production, primarily in West End Studio Theatre
Museum of New Art (MONA)
The Museum of New Art (MONA) hosts the latest trends in contemporary art in stunning downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. MONA is a non-collecting museum that...
St. John’s Episcopal Church
One of the state’s most historic churches, St. John’s stands on a hill overlooking Bow Street. The church houses the oldest operating pipe organ in...
North Church
North Church, constructed in 1854 to replace a meeting house built in 1713, dominates the eastern side of Market Square and can be seen from almost anywhere in the city.
Prescott Park
Portsmouth's 10-acre waterfront park with flower gardens and a summer arts festival.
Jackson House
The oldest surviving wood frame house in New Hampshire and Maine, Jackson House was built by Richard Jackson in 1664.
Wentworth-Gardner House
Built at the edge of the Piscataqua River in 1760, the Wentworth-Gardner House has been called "the most perfect specimen of Georgian architecture in this country."
Prescott Park Arts Festival
The Prescott Park Arts Festival has presented music, art, theater, and dance on the banks of the Piscataqua River since 1974. Located on 3.5 acres of...
Warner House
Perhaps the finest brick residence of the first quarter of the eighteenth century left in New England.
The Music Hall
New Hampshire's oldest theater offering world-class entertainment and films year-round.
Gundalow Company
For centuries, sailing barges connected up-river Seacoast to Portsmouth. The last of these "gundalows" disappeared decades ago, but a Seacoast nonprofit offers educational programs, tours and sailing trips aboard a full-scale replica, the Piscataqua.
John Paul Jones House
Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones stayed at the home at Court and Middle streets in Portsmouth in 1777 while his ship "The Ranger" was being built. Today the house is a museum focusing on Jones' life and the Revolutionary War.
Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail
Portsmouth has been home to Africans and African-Americans for more than 350 years. The Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail visits places where black residents lived, worked, prayed and celebrated over the centuries.
Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum illustrates the lives of historic New Englander with restored homes from four centuries and working artisans.