Showers shouldn't dampen your Seacoast getaway. There are plenty of activities to keep you (and the kids) entertained on rainy days.
- Discover Portsmouth Center: Stop in for a taste of the area's historic & cultural offerings. Watch the 12-minute "Welcome to Historic Portsmouth" video, and browse the changing art exhibits. Corner of Middle & Islington Streets. Open daily June to October.
- Seacoast Science Center, Odiorne Point, Rye: museum and experiential learning center with interactive marine exhibits, and now a humpback whale skeleton!
- USS Albacore museum: Step inside the dry-docked submarine, the fastest of its time and the first to use the teardrop hull design. A National Historic Landmark. Open year-round. 600 Market Street, Portsmouth.
- The Children's Museum of New Hampshire, Dover: hours of amusement for kids with a variety of interactive exhibits and play stations
- Bowl-O-Rama Family Fun Center, Portsmouth
- Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth: Bring your umbrella, because the grounds of Strawbery Banke are on an open campus. But you can pop in and out of the visitors center, gallery, historic homes and exhibits. Open daily May to October.
- Portsmouth Athenaeum: Browse the library filled with books, newspapers, documents, photographs and artifacts highlighting the 400-year history of the Seacoast. Free and open to the public. 9 Market Square.
- American Independence Museum, Exeter: Discover the stories behind America's revolutionary past and how they relate to your experiences today. Guided tours & exhibits of the Ladd-Gilman House (1721 National Historic Landmark) and the 1775 Folsom Tavern offered. Open mid-May through October.
- Theatres: take in a performance in The Music Hall, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Pontine Theatre, Player's Ring or other area venue
- Historic Homes
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- Moffatt-Ladd House (and Gardens - come back in the sunlight to see their splendor)
- Warner House
- Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
- Gov. John Langdon House
- John Paul Jones House
- Wentworth-Gardner House
- Rundlet-May House
- Jackson House
- COAST Trolley downtown loop: hop on the trolley for just 50 cents for a ride around the city, June to September - it may well be the "best deal in town"
- Portsmouth Kayak Adventures: yes, they still paddle in the rain - if you are up for it! The inland waterways of Great Bay take on a serene calm when speckled with showers and softened by fog.
- Brewery Tours & Tastings: Smuttynose Brewery, and Redhook Ale Brewery
- Live Music every night of the year - visit www.seacoastmusicscene.com for dates & venues
