Just Beyond Maine: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

We spent our last two nights in Maine in the Beaches Region, just across the Piscataqua river from New Hampshire. Kittery is Maine’s oldest settlement, famous for its 120+ outlet stores along Route 1. But we have plenty of outlet stores close to where we live so we spent most of our time driving around and visiting lovely Portsmouth.

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Portsmouth is one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded only a few years after Plymouth, Massachusetts, where the Mayflower landed in 1620. Full of historic homes, beautiful architecture, galleries and upscale shops and eateries, Portsmouth is a wonderful town for walking and exploring.

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We spent the day wandering in and out of interesting shops and checking out the various parks and outdoor spaces that Portsmouth has to offer. Visitors after a bit more stimulation could visit one of the many museums or take a steamboat cruise.

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Portsmouth is home to three breweries. We stopped in at the Portsmouth Brewery, which was packed with people enjoying lunch and pints of craft beer.

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A typical New England town, Portsmouth didn’t feel much different to us than the lovely towns we’d been visiting in Maine. It was great to step over into another state, however, so we could say we saw another part of New England. On our last night we made sure to enjoy one last lobster dinner before retreating to our B&B in Kittery. We had our time in Boston the next day and needed to rest up…

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