Learn about Portsmouth’s role in the New Hampshire seacoast by taking a 90-minute walking tour with guides from the Portsmouth Historical Society.

Hike the shore at Odiorne Point State Park, which provides expansive views of the coastline and connects visitors to the first settlers of the area in the 1600s. Also, pet a sea star, touch a chain catshark, and learn about humpback whales, seals and other ocean mammals at the site’s Seacoast Science Center.

Tour the USS Albacore Museum in nearby Portsmouth. This amazing cultural institution was once a research submarine taht roamed the ocean from the 1950s to the 1970s.