Emma's Guidebook

Emma
Emma's Guidebook

Sightseeing

Visit fascinating historic homes.
111 locals recommend
Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock St
111 locals recommend
Visit fascinating historic homes.
They have a cute touch tank and nice small exhibit. It’s in Ordione Point State Park, which is lovely for a walking and has a nice playground.
42 locals recommend
Seacoast Science Center
570 Ocean Blvd
42 locals recommend
They have a cute touch tank and nice small exhibit. It’s in Ordione Point State Park, which is lovely for a walking and has a nice playground.
40 locals recommend
Odiorne Point State Park
570 Ocean Blvd
40 locals recommend
Located downtown, it is perfect starting off point for understanding the city’s history. They also do guided tours.
18 locals recommend
Discover Portsmouth
10 Middle Street
18 locals recommend
Located downtown, it is perfect starting off point for understanding the city’s history. They also do guided tours.
Tour a submarine.
37 locals recommend
USS Albacore Museum
569 Market St
37 locals recommend
Tour a submarine.
See. the latest trends in contemporary art.
MONA Portsmouth
135 Congress Street
See. the latest trends in contemporary art.
It features a beautiful area overflowing with flowers with two fountains. There are also display gardens. It’s simply lovely to walk there along the river.
67 locals recommend
Prescott Park
105 Marcy St
67 locals recommend
It features a beautiful area overflowing with flowers with two fountains. There are also display gardens. It’s simply lovely to walk there along the river.
Spectacular rose garden with a great greenhouse and koi pond.
18 locals recommend
Fuller Gardens
10 Willow Ave
18 locals recommend
Spectacular rose garden with a great greenhouse and koi pond.
91 locals recommend
Nubble Lighthouse
Sohier Park Road
91 locals recommend
The park offers animal exhibits, amusement rides and food concessions.
77 locals recommend
York's Wild Kingdom
1 Animal Park Rd
77 locals recommend
The park offers animal exhibits, amusement rides and food concessions.

Beaches

Very limited paid parking. A favorite of surfers.
41 locals recommend
Jenness State Beach
2280 Ocean Boulevard
41 locals recommend
Very limited paid parking. A favorite of surfers.
Nice beach, but challenging street parking.
29 locals recommend
Rye Beach
29 locals recommend
Nice beach, but challenging street parking.
Fun honky-tonk beach with inexpensive stores, fried dough, arcades, henna tattoos etc.
168 locals recommend
Hampton Beach
Ocean Boulevard
168 locals recommend
Fun honky-tonk beach with inexpensive stores, fried dough, arcades, henna tattoos etc.
Gorgeous waterfront park. Lovely walking trails. Paid entry.
60 locals recommend
Fort Foster
76 Pocahontas Rd
60 locals recommend
Gorgeous waterfront park. Lovely walking trails. Paid entry.
Great beach. Has showers. State park. May need to make a reservation on state park website.
33 locals recommend
Wallis Sands State Beach
1050 Ocean Blvd
33 locals recommend
Great beach. Has showers. State park. May need to make a reservation on state park website.
Lovely park, little beach, and large playground. Paid entry.
17 locals recommend
Great Island Common
301 Wentworth Rd
17 locals recommend
Lovely park, little beach, and large playground. Paid entry.

Entertainment

Awesome concerts and seasonal play.
42 locals recommend
Prescott Park Arts Festival
105 Marcy St
42 locals recommend
Awesome concerts and seasonal play.
Great tiny local theater.
8 locals recommend
Players' Ring
105 Marcy St
8 locals recommend
Great tiny local theater.
7 locals recommend
Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club
135 Congress Street
7 locals recommend
Fun bands.
19 locals recommend
The Press Room
77 Daniel St
19 locals recommend
Fun bands.
28 locals recommend
Seacoast Repertory Theatre
125 Bow St
28 locals recommend
20 something crowd in the evenings. Great pool tables and dartboards. If you want to miss the crowd, go before seven.
Legends Billiards & Tavern
80 Hanover Street
20 something crowd in the evenings. Great pool tables and dartboards. If you want to miss the crowd, go before seven.

Food scene

Tapas!
23 locals recommend
Cava
10 Commercial Alley
23 locals recommend
Tapas!
A local joint with great craft cocktails.
8 locals recommend
The Kitchen
171 Islington St
8 locals recommend
A local joint with great craft cocktails.
Yummy hamburgers and milkshakes.
16 locals recommend
Lexie's Joint
212 Islington St
16 locals recommend
Yummy hamburgers and milkshakes.
Delicious high end seafood with an incredible view.
38 locals recommend
Surf Portsmouth
99 Bow St
38 locals recommend
Delicious high end seafood with an incredible view.
If you love steak and an old world charm, this is for you. It’s quite expensive but the food is delicious.
9 locals recommend
Library Restaurant
401 State Street
9 locals recommend
If you love steak and an old world charm, this is for you. It’s quite expensive but the food is delicious.
Hawaiian inspired cuisine.
Ohana Kitchen
800 Islington Street
Hawaiian inspired cuisine.
Features street food from around the world.
23 locals recommend
STREET eat/drink 360
801 Islington St
23 locals recommend
Features street food from around the world.
It moved to 801 Islington St.
Darleen's Sub & Pizza, (Nikki's Banh Mi Shop)
801 Islington St
It moved to 801 Islington St.
Elevated American cuisine in historic Kittery Point, Maine, which is about a 10 minute drive away.
14 locals recommend
Pepperrell Cove Restaurant
88 Pepperrell Rd
14 locals recommend
Elevated American cuisine in historic Kittery Point, Maine, which is about a 10 minute drive away.
Overlooks a marina. Beautiful location. Elevated American cuisine.
6 locals recommend
Latitudes at the Wentworth
588 Wentworth Road
6 locals recommend
Overlooks a marina. Beautiful location. Elevated American cuisine.
Really good bagels. Lots of healthy options.
6 locals recommend
The Works Bakery Cafe
9 Congress Street
6 locals recommend
Really good bagels. Lots of healthy options.
Very funky decor and unique menu items. Go on the early side if you can otherwise the wait can be long.
37 locals recommend
The Friendly Toast
113 Congress Street
37 locals recommend
Very funky decor and unique menu items. Go on the early side if you can otherwise the wait can be long.
It’s right around the corner from “Tide Pool”. It’s a good place to grab coffee, a bottle of wine, some beer and snacks as well as breakfast and lunch sandwiches.
Middle Street Meat Market
517 Middle Street
It’s right around the corner from “Tide Pool”. It’s a good place to grab coffee, a bottle of wine, some beer and snacks as well as breakfast and lunch sandwiches.
14 locals recommend
La Maison Navarre - Pastry, Bistro, Wine Bar
121 Congress Street
14 locals recommend

Cafe

Great café with avocado toast, locally famous crullers, freshly baked bread and more. It’s in Kittery, ME, which is about six minutes by car.
66 locals recommend
Lil's Cafe
7 Wallingford Square
66 locals recommend
Great café with avocado toast, locally famous crullers, freshly baked bread and more. It’s in Kittery, ME, which is about six minutes by car.
Amazing cakes (best cheesecake), brownies, sandwiches and more. It’s in Kittery, ME, which is about six minutes by car.
43 locals recommend
Beach Pea Baking Co
53 State Rd
43 locals recommend
Amazing cakes (best cheesecake), brownies, sandwiches and more. It’s in Kittery, ME, which is about six minutes by car.
Fabulous Turkish coffee. You can buy lots of things from Turkey here - food, evil eye protection amulets, carpets etc.
10 locals recommend
Caffe Kilim
163 Islington St
10 locals recommend
Fabulous Turkish coffee. You can buy lots of things from Turkey here - food, evil eye protection amulets, carpets etc.
Very pretty café that doubles as a florist. They have healthy bowls and yummy coffee.
Wild Valentine
261 South Street
Very pretty café that doubles as a florist. They have healthy bowls and yummy coffee.

Shopping

You can exhaust yourself shopping at the I don’t even know how many outlets there are here. They are located about five minutes away.
71 locals recommend
The Kittery Outlets
306 US-1
71 locals recommend
You can exhaust yourself shopping at the I don’t even know how many outlets there are here. They are located about five minutes away.
Indoor mall with a food court, Macy’s etc.
10 locals recommend
Fox Run Mall station
10 locals recommend
Indoor mall with a food court, Macy’s etc.
This is the closest shopping plaza to “Tide Pool”. It features a Rite Aid drugstore, a New Hampshire Liquor Outlet, a Hannaford supermarket, a pizza place with really good calzones and pizza as well as Greek food, and more.
Gallagher's Place
801 Islington Street
This is the closest shopping plaza to “Tide Pool”. It features a Rite Aid drugstore, a New Hampshire Liquor Outlet, a Hannaford supermarket, a pizza place with really good calzones and pizza as well as Greek food, and more.
Features Regal Cinema, Trader Joe’s, Best Buy, Old Navy, Ulta, Barnes & Noble and much more.
The Crossings
45 Gosling Road
Features Regal Cinema, Trader Joe’s, Best Buy, Old Navy, Ulta, Barnes & Noble and much more.

Sweet Treats

Kilwins Chocolates, Fudge, & Ice Cream Shoppe
20 Congress Street
Light and fluffy donuts. My favorite are the jam ones. It’s in Kittery, ME, which is about six minutes by car.
8 locals recommend
Lovebirds Donuts
450 US-1
8 locals recommend
Light and fluffy donuts. My favorite are the jam ones. It’s in Kittery, ME, which is about six minutes by car.
13 locals recommend
Annabelle's Natural Ice Cream
49 Ceres St
13 locals recommend