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5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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U.S.S. Albacore

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

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Graves of the Smuttynose Murder Victims

Final resting place of the two women killed on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire.

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Earth Eagle Brewings

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

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Isle of Shoals Humpbacks

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

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Museum of Dumb Guy Stuff

This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.

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Wentworth by the Sea

The once-abandoned 140-year-old hotel used in the movie "In Dreams."

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Pulpit Rock Tower

The only one left of the 14 World War II watchtowers that dotted the New Hampshire seacoast.

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3 MILEs FROM Portsmouth

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