Portsmouth Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit Portsmouth
Where to stay in Portsmouth
Downtown
If you're spending some time in Downtown, The Music Hall and Market Square are top sights worth seeing.
West End
When in West End, you can plan a visit to The Music Hall and Market Square, 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.
Newington
Travellers like the shopping in Newington, and Fox Run Mall is a top attraction you might want to visit.
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.
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.
Hampton Inn & Suites Portsmouth Downtown
Breakfast was fresh.
Reviewed on 11 Apr 2026
Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth Downtown
Clean rooms, breakfast is not included. No traditional warm cookies, parking is atrocious. Plan to pay $40+ for parking for the weekend. Close to downtown night life
Reviewed on 9 Apr 2026
Quality Inn Portsmouth
My friend and I just wanted to get away for the night! So we only stayed one night but we hung out on the hot tub made friends and had a blast! The hotel is great. I didn’t have the breakfast cause I slept in. The shower is awesome. The water pressure was amazing. I didn’t give it a five stars just ...
Reviewed on 17 Mar 2026
Great Island Inn
Very clean and well updated for an older building. I am happy to have chosen this option.
Reviewed on 11 Oct 2025
Popular places to visit
Market Square
You can learn about the history of Portsmouth with a trip to Market Square. While in this family-friendly area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.
Water Country
Enjoy an outing to Water Country during your stay in Portsmouth. Wander the beautiful beaches and seaside 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.
Fox Run Mall
You can search for that perfect souvenir at Fox Run Mall during your trip to Portsmouth. Wander the beautiful beaches and waterfront in the area.
Seacoast Repertory Theatre
Enjoy a show at Seacoast Repertory Theatre, a theatre with a story to tell in Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.
Other places like Portsmouth
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- Market Square
- The Music Hall
- Fox Run Mall
- Seacoast Repertory Theatre
- Portsmouth Harbor Trail
- Prescott Park
- Portsmouth Athenaeum
- Warner House
- Governor John Langdon House Museum
- Moffatt-Ladd House
- Nahcotta
- Players Ring Theatre
- Rundlet-May House
- USS Albacore Museum
- Portsmouth Love Wall
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Jackson House Museum
- John Paul Jones House Museum
- George Rodgers House
- Tugboat Alley
- Children's Museum of Portsmouth
