Great Bay Discovery Center
Ages: 0 - 14+
Cost: Free
Parking: Yes - Free
Features: Changing Tables, Restrooms
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. Children can get their hands wet in an estuarine touch tank as they learn about lobsters, horseshoe crabs, mud snails and more! Interactive displays about salt marsh farming, salmon migration, plankton, tides, and research on the Bay allow children and adults alike to learn about the Estuary.
The Discovery Center's season is the first weekend in May to the end of October. When open, the Center days/hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. The grounds are open year-round, dawn to dusk.
1 Reviews

Miss Bluebird
Reviewed on 05/14/2015
This is, in short, a fantastic place.
As the review states, it's 100% free to visit, and the exhibits are lots of fun--kids can check out horseshoe crabs and learn more about the marine life of our region.
The setting is just lovely, too--lots of trails and marshland to explore, as well as two model boats that are fun for the little ones to climb on and around.
The Center itself is not a big...more