Downtown Travel Guide
Portsmouth
Popular places to visit
Market Square
You can learn about the history of Portsmouth with a trip to Market Square. While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Portsmouth Athenaeum
You can study the exhibits at Portsmouth Athenaeum, a museum with a storied past, during your travels to Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.
Prescott Park
Explore the great outdoors at Prescott Park, a lovely green space in Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.
The Music Hall
Get tickets for a show at The Music Hall, a popular theatre in Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.
Strawbery Banke Museum
You can browse the exhibits at Strawbery Banke Museum, a museum with a storied past, during your trip to Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.
Portsmouth Harbor Trail
Explore the waterfront in Portsmouth with a trip to Portsmouth Harbor Trail. Stroll along the beautiful beaches or visit the shops in the area.
Top hotels in Downtown
Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth Downtown
Reviewed on 18 Sept 2025
Hampton Inn & Suites Portsmouth Downtown
Reviewed on 25 Sept 2025
The Hotel Portsmouth
Reviewed on 22 Sept 2025
Homewood Suites By Hilton Portsmouth Downtown
Reviewed on 22 Sept 2025
Ogunquit - The Milestone
Reviewed on 24 Sept 2025
Anchor Inn and Cottages Wells-Ogunquit
Reviewed on 23 Sept 2025
Other neighbourhoods around Downtown
North End
When in North End, you can plan a visit to The Music Hall and Portsmouth Harbor Trail, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
South End
While visiting South End, you might make a stop by sights like Wentworth Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses and Children's Museum of Portsmouth.
West End
When in West End, you can plan a visit to The Music Hall and Portsmouth Harbor Trail, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Pease
When in Pease, you can plan a visit to Red Hook Brewery and Fox Run Mall, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Elwyn Park
While Elwyn Park isn't home to many top sights, Water Country and Wentworth by the Sea Golf Club are some notable places to visit nearby.
Downtown Travel Guide
- Places of interest
- Hotels in Downtown by Star Rating
- Hotels in top Portsmouth neighborhoods
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- Market Square
- The Music Hall
- Portsmouth Harbor Trail
- Seacoast Repertory Theatre
- John Paul Jones House Museum
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Governor John Langdon House Museum
- Tugboat Alley
- Warner House
- Rundlet-May House
- Nahcotta
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Moffatt-Ladd House
- Hampton Beach
- Ogunquit Beach
- Marginal Way
- Perkins Cove
- Moody Beach
- Long Sands Beach
- Short Sands Beach
- University of New Hampshire
- Nubble Lighthouse
- Footbridge Beach
- Kittery Premium Outlets
- Ogunquit Playhouse
- Wentworth by the Sea Golf Club
