Reviews of Discover Portsmouth Center (Museum)

Dean Douglin

I did the Historic walking tour with Jeff. It's a short 1.5hr walking tour that gives you a glimpse into the history of the towns origins growth and some significant events that happened. A nice sampler / introduction

Peter Nguyen

Lovely place with good info

Misael Madrigal

The staff here is awesome. I highly recommend that you stop here before exploring this city. They have a video with the story of the port that is free to watch and they sell other items

Eve Howard

Fantastic Gertrude Fiske exhibit.

Will Johnston

This is a great place to start your visit to Portsmouth. They have lots of ideas for things to see and do. I would recommend the Guided Walking Tour. Our guide was excellent as we made our way around downtown. The gift shop has a lot of nice things and historical books. They also have a short film about the history of the city that is a good introduction to your visit.

Michael Cramer

Excellent source of info, friendly people

Chris Vaxevanis

Really enjoyed the short film about the history of Portsmouth. You learn s lot of facts about event which you think you knew. Very helpful staff to help you decide the rest of your time there,.

Karen Masucci

Very helpful!

Josh Ringel

We stopped in Portsmouth on our way to Bucksport Maine for about half an hour. We stopped in the Discovery Center and I volunteer there gave us a quick 30-minute walking path to take to really take in the city. Everyone there was very helpful I wish more places had centers like this to obtain quick information. Thanks to this quick stop we actually stopped in Portsmouth on our way home for lunch and plan to visit again someday soon.

Wayne Bui

Polite and awesome staff, great information about how the town came about and the history of it. Also, a nice art exhibit on display.

Sister Daniel

Firstly I'd like to say that the premisses itself is lovely. An open-concept gift shop with the most creative and Eco-friendly items for sale, specifically for children, and a wide range of children's books celebrating Successful Women and minorities. Also there is an old theatre, which though nothing was playing at the time I visited is a cool idea nonetheless. Upstairs is an Art Gallery with many spacious rooms, which I adore. The only complaint on my end regarding my visit was that the staff in the Art Gallery were not as kind as they could have been, though I may have simply caught them on a bad day. We all have those. Overall, a must-visit if you're in the area and a place I'd certainly visit again.

Mahdi B

Extremely informative and nice volunteers. The Gertrude summer exhibition was wonderful

Sarunas Vil

Very cozy visitor center with great staff and lots of information available. There is also a mini movie theater where you can watch 12 min movie explaining the history of Portsmouth, and importance of it during WW2.

Ismael Olmeda

Excellent visitor center. Full of local art. Clean bathrooms. Nice little intro to Portsmouth NH.

french cream

The lady at the center kindly recommended me where to walk and visit while I was visiting the town for a short time. I highly recommend to stop by this center before you go into the town.

Bill Reed

They had a great video about Portsmouth but they were changing out exhibits and another exhibit was closed so basically it was a video and a gift shop.

Austin Grant

A must visit in Portsmouth. The free museum has fresh galleries and new events all the time.

Jurek Różycki

Gibes you a general background of the towns history and rich tradition. A must-see if visiting Portsmouth!

Jennifer Torres

I went on a tour led by Jeff and he was fantastic! You can tell how proud he is of the area as he provided us with an incredible amount of information. It wasn't like a "tour" where the guide memorizes lines, it was very conversational. I loved it!

Nadine Thompson

A wonderful resource for our community!

Suning

We had a very informative walking tour signed up here. The tour guide Linda is an energetic lady who extended our tour from scheduled 1.15 hours to 1.45 hours. I like the interactive way she encouraged us and gave credits to my husband when he answered her questions right. The tour focuses on history and architecture, and costs $15 per person. I highly recommend it if you're interested in history.

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Randall Krakauer

Great walking tour

Lisa S

What a nice, warm welcoming place with friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Leah Studer

The staff was so friendly and helpful. The discover center was a great place to visit as someone traveling from out of state.

Roberta Surprenant

We went on the guided tour with Jeff as our guide. Very knowledgeable..(he was a US History teacher) learned a lot from him!

CJ Butler

The gingerbread houses were a lot of fun.

Karen McCormick

Great exhibits & gift shop. African American Cultural Center is in the same building.

Will

Knowledgeable and friendly staff. Definitely stop by if you're spending more than a few hours in town.

James Hobson

The staff person was very knowledgeable and helped map out a walking trail of the various historical sites in Portsmouth. The 12 minute movie about 400 years of Portsmouth history was fascinating. There was also a lovely pastel art show in the building. Highly recommend this as the first place to stop when going to Portsmouth!

Novalis Van Sangue

This place is amazing!!! There is a lot of historical and cultural displays and a cool video. The staff are very knowledgeable about history and the area as well as extremely friendly. If you are visiting Portsmouth, I would deffinitly consider this as a must for a first stop.

Maximilian Kukla

Very nice and friendly ladies working there, I got welcomed here with a nice talk specifically catering to my interests and a short introduction video of the history of Portsmouth. There is a small art exhibition, and a little gift shop. Will definitely come here again in the time I stay in Portsmouth

Jennifer Hirano

They have a nice, short video gives a useful overview about the history of Portsmouth and the volunteers were incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. They gave us a great suggestion for a walking tour of the city which was the perfect way to spend the day.

John Donovan

Simply a must for any visit to Portsmouth. We always make it one of our first stops. If you want want to find out what is going on in town, this is where you want to start. They also have one of the best art exhibits in town.

Steven Arechiga

Cool informative movie, staff is super polite at helping folks do their tourist thing by marking up maps and calling out ongoing events and activities

Katrina Ahuja

This place should be your first stop when visiting Portsmouth. There is information, free brochures, and maps about every where in town. The walls are covered with signs about historic places, and the shop sells wonderful, locally-made items. There is also a free movie about the history of Portsmouth to watch, and dozens of books about Portsmouth's history for sale. There are rotating art exhibitions here as well, which are really well-curated!

Steve Coughlan

Wonderful exhibit of Gingerbread Houses. Also art!

Caroline Kittredge

Wonderful art gallery and space. I went for my first time yesterday, 4-7-18 and saw a lovely and exciting show. See photos. I will definitely go back many more times. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Frank Ripperger

Great start before e ploring the city.. Supper nice people and very informative. Watch the 12 minute video, pretty cool

Marlene Wheeler

Went on the walking tour,lovely walk,very informative 90 minutes in length .It's worth it to get the flavor of this historic town.

Amanda Twiddy

Nice information center with gift shop. There is a short film about the town and a few other exhibits to look at. Friendly staff.

Jessica Vallette

Excellent gift shop featuring local artisans. I also enjoyed the "What Artists Look Like" exhibit.

Deb Schroeder

I attended a walking tour offered by the Center. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history and architecture. Highly recommend this as an introduction to a day in Portsmouth.

Eric Jaulmes

Personnel (bénévole?) dévoué et accueillant. On aimerait voir cela en France aussi...

Simon Rubner

Really helpful staff

Dan Camber

I was here for the Gingerbread competition at Christmas time,Amazing. The artwork presented was also wonderful. Nice to learn about the history of the City also.

Brian Birsa

Very helpful staff, knowledgeable of their city and clearly eager to show it off

B Fu

Great place to learn about Portsmouth's history. Nice historical walk.

j hwang

A great and informative place to get the scoop on Portsmouth. The staff was very friendly and willing to help with any questions. There is a short 10 minute video about the history of Portsmouth that you can watch. Very interesting to learn how the city became what it is today. The center also has various exhibits that change throughout the year. When we went, it was the gingerbread house competition exhibit. So many talented gingerbread builders!! I can't even bake gingerbread let alone build

Anne Wells

Wonderful place! They were friendly and full of great suggestions. The folk art exhibit included a photo scavenger hunt that my 6 year old loved, and my 12 year old really got into the masks and other pieces in the African art exhibit. Don't miss it!

Anthony Tait

Super friendly and one of the best places to go in Portsmouth. Right on the border of Maine and New Hampshire, the center explains the history of the town. Watch the 7 minute video and say hi to the genuinely nice folks inside... They are almost too welcoming

C. French

Closed. Ridiculous. I came from SC and literally all the tourist attractions in Portsmouth were also closed. Very disappointing.

Theresa Foster

Very welcoming and knowledgeable staff! Provided great recommendations on where to visit and eat. I would highly recommend making this your first stop when visiting Portsmouth.

Kevin Smith

Great one stop guide to all Portsmouth has to offer

Cheryl Garner

Great Visitor Center full of interesting information: helpful staff; great introduction to the history of Portsmouth with it's film, and outstanding art exhibit as well as tasteful gift shop.

Kathy Graham

Friendly and helpful

Lance Valentine

Great place with good information. Take the walking tour to learn about town then go back and explore what interests you the most. Should be your first stop when visiting!!

Bruce Bacon

Class act!

nancyny930

There is a beautiful art gallery that you can visit for free. Staff is friendly and helpful.

James Markson

Great place to learn about Portsmouth. Nice gift shop too. Recommend the 12 minute video.

Green Tiger

Friendly helpful staff with interesting exhibits