Museums

Mascoma Lake Campground

92 U.S. Route 4A, Lebanon, NH 03766
Phone: 603-448-5076
Web: http://MASCOMALAKE.COM

The Poore Family Homestead Historic Farm Museum
The Poore Farm Museum is a historic homestead/settlement documenting one family’s life from the 1830's to the 1980’s. The house, barns and outbuildings are all in original condition and reflect their original use and era.

438 Fish Pond Rd., Colebrook, NH 03576
Phone: 603-237-5500
Web: http://www.poorefamily.homestead.com

Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center
The non-profit Mount Washington Observatory maintains a permanently staffed weather observatory atop the northeast's highest peak, home of the "world's worst weather". The Observatory also operates two museums (on the summit and the Weather Discovery

2779 White Mountain Highway, PO Box 2310
North Conway, NH 03860
Phone: 603-356-2137
Web: http://www.mountwashington.org

Seacoast African American Cultural Center

The Connie Bean Center, 135 Daniel Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: 603-430-6027

Pepi Herrmann Crystal, Inc.
Creator of Hand-cut and engraved crystal and glass, Glass Museum, tours and demonstrations of cutting crystal, lectures

3 Waterford Place, Gilford, NH 03249-6661
Phone: 603-528-1020
Web: http://www.handcut.com

Kaleidoscope Children's Museum
A safe, creative and engaging atmosphere for children ages 3-8. Rich in the arts and hands-on learning. Day visits, family fun nights, birthday parties, art classes and summer camps.

8 S. Main St., Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-229-4526
Web: http://www.kaleidoscopechildrensmuseum.net

Museum of Family Camping
The Museum of Family Camping is dedicated to Roy B. Heise (1910-1991), whose dream it was to open a museum to display his collection of camping memorabilia, along with other treasures depicting the history of family camping.

Bear Brook State Park, 157 Deerfield Rd., Allenstown, NH 03275
Phone: 603-485-3782
Web: http://www.ucampnh.com/museum

Albacore Park
Decommissioned in the early 1970’s the USS Albacore has found its final resting place in Portsmouth NH's Albacore Park. The naval submarine is open to the public to tour and educate

600 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: 603-436-3680
Web: http://www.ussalbacore.org/

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Education and Cultural Center, is dedicated to connecting people of today with 20,000 years of ongoing Native American cultural expression.

Kearsarge Mountain Road, Warner, NH 03278
Phone: 603-456-2600
Web: http://www.indianmuseum.org

Portsmouth Athenaeum
The Portsmouth Athenæum is a non-profit membership library and museum, incorporated in 1817 and located in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

6-8 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: 603-431-2538
Web: http://www.portsmouthathenaeum.org/

Aidron Duckworth Art Museum
Dedicated to the artwork of Aidron Duckworth, a British-American artist and teacher. Includes more than 1,250 paintings a drawings.. It is free and hours are 10 am to 5 pm Fri. – Sun., May – Oct. and by appointment. Donations welcome.

21 Bean Rd., Meriden, NH 03770
Phone: 603-469-3444
Web: http://www.aidronduckworthmuseum.org

Lisbon Historic Railroad Station & Museum

25 Central St., Lisbon, NH 03585
Phone: 603-838-6376

Museum of Childhood

2784 Wakefield Road, Off Rte 16
Wakefield, NH 03872
Phone: 603-522-8073

Enfield Shaker Museum
The Enfield Shaker Museum preserves and interprets the complex history of the Enfield Shaker village site.

447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
Phone: 603-632-4346
Web: http://www.shakermuseum.org

Newmarket Historical Society

Granite Street, Stone School Museum
Newmarket, NH 03857
Phone: 603-659-7420

Plymouth Historical Museum
come to visit our historical museum the next time you're in Plymouth. Admission is free, but we welcome donations.

Court Street, Daniel Webster Court House
Plymouth, NH 03264
Phone: 603-536-2337
Web: http://www.plymouthnh-historicalsociety.org/

Melville Academy Museum
An excellent collection of artifacts relating to life in 19th century Jaffrey Center.

Thorndike Pond Rd., PO Box 722
Jaffrey, NH 03452-0722
Phone: 603-532-5857
Web: http://www.jcvis.org

Gilford'sThompson-Ames Historical Society
Gilford's Thompson-Ames Historical Society is a nonprofit 501c(3)Charitable organization.

PO Box 7404, Gilford, Ne 03247
Phone: 603-527-9009
Web: http://www.gilfordhistoricalsociety.org

Manchester Historic Association & Millyard Museum
Millyard Museum features permanent and changing exhibits on the history of New Hampshire's largest city. Programs include walking tours, lectures, concerts, workshops, children's programs.

200 Bedford Street, Manchester, NH 03101
Phone: 603-622-7531
Web: http://www.manchesterhistoric.org

Enfield Shaker Museum dba Chosen Vale Inc.
A beautiful historic site with 8 buildings, 28 acres nestled between Lake Mascoma and Mount Assurance. A year-round destination offering tours, exhibits, workshops, concerts and other programs.

447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
Phone: 603-632-4346
Web: http://www.shakermuseum.org

Frye's Measure Mill
Some of the Mill's first products are still being produced on much of the original water powered machinery.

12 Frye Mill Rd., Wilton, NH 03086
Phone: 603-654-6581
Web: http://www.fryesmeasuremill.com

Cathedral of the Pines
Cathedral of the Pines is a historic natural sanctuary, memorial, and outdoor cathedral honoring the past while promoting peace and tolerance.

10 Hale Hill Rd., Rindge, NH 03461
Phone: 603-899-3300
Web: http://www.cathedralofthepines.org

Children's Metamorphosis Museum
The Met Children's Metamorphosis is an interactive children's museum serving Derry and surrounding communities in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

6 W. Broadway, Ste. 24, Derry, NH 03038
Phone: 603-425-2560
Web: http://www.childrensmet.org

Eastman-Lord House Museum
The Conway Historical Society is headquartered in the Eastman Lord House, circa 1818 residence of Conway mill owner, William Kimball Eastman. Seventeen rooms are open to the public furnished in periods from 1818 through 1945.

100 Main St., Conway, NH 03818
Phone: 603-447-5551
Web: http://www.conwayhistory.org/eastman_lord_museum.html

U.S. National Marconi Museum
the Marconi Museum exhibits follow with equipment, literature, audio-visual presentations - the development of radio communications from, "Spark to Space".

18 N. Amherst Road, Bedford, NH 03110
Phone: 603-472-8312
Web: http://www.marconiusa.org/

American Independence Museum
Located on a hill overlooking downtown Exeter, the American Independence Museum offers a fascinating glimpse of America's early days during the Revolutionary War.

1 Governors Ln., Exeter, NH 03833
Phone: 603-772-2622
Web: http://www.independencemuseum.org

Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke is about connecting with the past. Visitors have the opportunity to experience how people lived and worked in this typical American neighborhood throughout four centuries of history.

14 Hancock St., PO Box 300
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: 603-433-1100
Web: http://www.strawberybanke.org

Diocesan Museum

517 Pine Street, Manchester, NH 03102
Phone: 603-624-1729

The Northern Forest Center
The Northern Forest spans 30 million acres of northern NH, ME, VT and NY. Explore the region’s culture, heritage and future at Ways of the Woods, our traveling museum. Videos, kids’ activities, interpretive kiosks. Schedule at www.northernforest.org.

PO Box 210, Concord, NH 03302
Phone: 603-229-0679
Web: http://www.northernforest.org

Horatio Colony House Museum
Historic house museum offering tours and educational programs. Nature preserve with hiking trails for education and recreation.

199 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431
Phone: 603-352-0460
Web: http://www.horatiocolonymuseum.org

Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium (soon to be the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center) is open seven days a week for amazing astronomical adventures in New England's most technologically advanced planetarium theater

2 Institute Dr., Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-7827
Web: http://www.starhop.com

Hillsborough Heritage Museum
A non-profit organization working to preserve the old firehouse as a museum to house the history of Hillsborough.

hillsborough, Hillsborough, NH 03244
Phone: 000-000-0000

Polar Caves Park
America's most sensational glacial caves in the most beautiful of woodland settings.

PO Box 826, Plymouth, NH 03264
Phone: 603-536-1888
Web: http://www.polarcaves.com

Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center
The Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center focuses on ecological and cultural issues of the Merrimack River and watershed. Visitors experience exhibits and educational programs year-round as well as a fish ladder in the spring.

6 Fletcher St., Amoskeag Dam, P.O. Box 330
Manchester, NH 03105
Phone: 603-626-3474
Web: http://www.amoskeagfishways.org

Tuck Memorial Museum
The Tuck Memorial Museum on Meeting House Green at 40 Park Avenue is open during the summer months and special tours can be arranged by appointment. The admission is always FREE

603-929-0781, Hampton, NH 03842
Phone: 603-929-0781
Web: http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/holman/tuckmuse.htm

Canaan Historical Museum
The Canaan Historical Society works to preserve the history of Canaan, New Hampshire, and to educate the community about Canaan’s past

496 Canaan St., Canaan, NH 03741
Phone: 603-523-7364
Web: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhchs/Museum.html

Wolfeboro Historical Society Museum
Three Historic Buildings Authentically Furnished and Surrounded by Lovely Gardens

South Main Street, Wolfeboro, NH 03894
Phone: 603-569-4997
Web: http://www.wolfeborohistoricalsociety.org/

Canterbury Shaker Village
Village is open daily May 10 to October 31. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in November. Or by groups with reservations.

288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
Phone: 603-783-9511
Web: http://www.shakers.org

Zimmerman House
The only residence in New England designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and open to the public. Closed from Jan. - March.

150 Ash St., Manchester, NH 03104
Phone: 603-669-6144
Web: http://www.currier.org

Spaulding and Frost Cooperage

Route 107, Fremont, NH 03044
Phone: 603-895-9726

Wright Museum of WWII History
Museum devoted to preserving and sharing the stories of America's Greatest Generation. Displays of 1940s home life and a collection of WWII vehicles bring the past to life!

77 Center Street, P.O. Box 1212
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
Phone: 603-569-1212
Web: http://www.wrightmuseum.org

Enfield Historical Society Museum at Enfield Center
Museum dedicated to the history of the town of Enfield, including photographs, farm tools, and special exhibits.

Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
Phone: 603-632-7740

Barrett House, Forest Hall
Open: June through October 15 First and third Saturday of the month Tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Admission: $5, Historic New England members and New Ipswich residents free

Main Street, New Ipswich, NH 03071
Phone: 603-878-2517
Web: http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/barrett.htm

Hunt Building

6 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03064
Phone: 603-594-3661

Lawrence L Lee Scouting Museum
An exciting, unique, and colorful repository for an exceedingly large collection of Boy Scout memorabilia and an exceptional Scouting Library.

40 Bodwell Road, PO Box 1121
Manchester, NH 03105
Phone: 603-669-8919
Web: http://www.scoutingmuseum.org

Historic Belknap Mill
The Belknap Mill is the official meeting house of NH: Music, art, education, Meetinghouse Gift Shop all in the oldest unaltered brick textile mill in America.

25 E. Beacon St., The Mill Plaza
Laconia, NH 03246
Phone: 603-524-8813
Web: http://www.belknapmill.org

Whipple House Museum
Known as the “gem of first period houses” in the region North of Boston (meaning that it was built during America’s “first period” of architecture, 1625-1725) the Whipple House was built in 1677* by Captain John Whipple.

PO Box 175, 4 Pleasant Street
Ashland, NH 03217
Phone: 603-968-7716
Web: http://www.ipswichmuseum.net/houses.php

Hood Museum of Art

Dartmouth College, Wheelock Street, Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: 603-646-2808
Web: http://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu

Carpenter Museum of Antique Outboard Motors

P.O. Box 459, Gilmanton, NH 03237
Phone: 603-524-7611

Durham Historic Museum

Corner of Route 108 and Main St, Durham, NH 03824
Phone: 603-868-5436
Web: http://www.ci.durham.nh.us/COMMUNITY/historic/dha.html

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