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Seacoast Science Center
570 Ocean Blvd.
RyeNH 03870
(603) 436-8043

Ages: 0 and up

The Seacoast Science Center, a non-profit marine science education organization, was founded in 1992. The Center's mission is to educate the public about the importance of a healthy ocean, and there's a lot to do and see for visitors of all ages.
 
The center offers visitor programs every hour on the hour, as well as day camps (pre-K - age 8), programs for early learners (infants - age 5), programs for grades K-12field trips, and mor...
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Ghosts on the Banke @ Strawbery Banke
14 Hancock St.
PortsmouthNH 03801
(603) 433-1100

Ages: 0 - 10

October 24-25, 2014 

Come and meet the Ghosts on the Banke at Strawbery Banke’s famous Halloween celebration. Long-dead sea captains, 17th century shopkeepers and wayward pirates haunt the streets of Portsmouth’s oldest neighborhood as you trick or treat safely from house to historic house. 

  • Trick or Treat safely at the museum's historic houses
  • Jack-o-lantern-lit lanes
  • Wandering werewolves & ghostly graveyards
  • For a treat you'll be afraid...
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Great Bay Discovery Center
89 Depot Rd.
GreenlandNH 03840
(603) 778-0015

Ages: 0 - 14+

The Great Bay Discovery Center is the education hub of the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

The Discovery Center was recently featured in Parents magazine as the New Hampshire pick for "Fifty states, 50 spectacular attractions that won't cost you a dime any day you visit."

Inside the Discovery Center, visitors are treated to interpretive exhibits about the Great Bay Estuary and the amazing creatures that call it home. Ch...

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American Independence Festival
One Governors Ln.
ExeterNH 03833
(603) 772-2622

Ages: 0 - 14+

July 18, 2015
 
The American Independence Festival is the main event each year at Exeter's American Independence Museum, commemorating the reading of the Declaration of Independence to the townspeople of Exeter on July 16, 1776 (hence the belated, post-July-4 celebration date).
 
The event boasts more than 100 costumed interpreters of history, a reenactment of the horseback delivery of the Declaration back in 1776, and an artisan village...
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An American Celebration @ Strawbery Banke
14 Hancock St.
PortsmouthNH 03801
(603) 433-1100

Ages: 0 - 14+

July 4, 2015 
 
"An American Celebration" is Strawbery Banke Museum's annual salute to America, Independence Day and the joys of summer.
 
Beginning with a US Naturalization Ceremony, Strawbery Banke gives multiple generations the opportunity to enjoy the 10-acre living history museum on a day that American history takes the spotlight.
 
Live music and picnic food sales complement the historic houses and costumed role-players. The childr...
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Center for Wildlife
385 Mountain Rd.
Cape NeddickME 03909
(207) 361-1400

Ages: 0 - 14+

The Center for Wildlife is a private, non-profit organization with a mission to build a sustainable future for wildlife in the community through medical treatment, rehabilitation, educational outreach, research, and conservation activities.

The clinic treats an average of 1,600 injured and orphaned wild animals annually, and the education team presents programming to 7,500 participants annually.

Facebook page: Center for Wildlife

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NH Fall Festival @ Strawbery Banke
14 Hancock St.
PortsmouthNH 03801
(603) 433-1100

Ages: 0 - 14+

October 10, 2015 
 
Celebrate harvest time with Strawbery Banke’s 7th Annual New Hampshire Fall Festival, named "Best of New Hampshire Magazine Editor's Pick." 

Experience a traditional New England country fair complete with demonstrations from craftspeople, heritage breed and farm animal exhibits, farm animal and livestock demonstrations, special autumn activities in the Children’s Garden, presentations on heirloom seeds and food prese...
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Plum Island
(978) 462-6680

Ages: 0 - 14+

Plum Island is an 11-mile long barrier Island off the shore of Newburyport and Newbury. Once largely a summer getaway, Plum Island is increasingly a year-round community.

The island is home to many residences, a national wildlife refuge, restaurants, an inn on the beach, the Plum Island Lighthouse, and miles of sandy beaches.

For more on Plum Island's recreation opportunities, including walking, kayaking, beaches, fishing, and more, c...

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Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
25 Wentworth Rd.
New CastleNH 03854
(603) 828-9243

Ages: 0 - 14+

The Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse offers open houses every Sunday from late May through mid-October, from 1-5 pm. This year, Family Weekend at the Lighthouse is July 5-6.  
  
Children must be at least 42" tall to climb to the top of the lighthouse and must be able to climb on their own; they cannot be carried up. 
 

Visitors get to climb to the lantern room to enjoy the magnificent view and to see the fourth-order Fresnel lens up close. ...

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Puddle Dock Pond @ Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock St.
PortsmouthNH 03801
(603) 422-0600

Ages: 0 - 14+

Strawbery Banke Museum has added a winter ice skating facility to its historic landscape, named “Puddle Dock Pond” for historic significance and its pond-like look and feel.

The Puddle Dock Pond aims to provide ice skating in a festive atmosphere and bring a joyous, community experience to the city of Portsmouth during the winter. The rink will be a seasonal venue that is erected from December through February. The goal is to bring fa...

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