For an urban city, it features brick-lined narrow streets and lots of history in its downtown core. Sure ... Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. in winter) and closed on Mondays in January ...

Just minutes from downtown, Great Island Common in nearby New Castle offers rocky beaches and grassy areas perfect for picnics, with views of Portsmouth Harbor Light and the Isles of Shoals shimmering ...

While New Hampshire’s seacoast region has a reputation for being pricey, Portsmouth offers surprising value compared to nearby coastal communities in Massachusetts or Maine. The absence of sales and ...