Hampton Beach
FreeSwim and stroll a long Atlantic beach along Ocean Boulevard, with a boardwalk of shops and summer concerts at the Seashell Stage.

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New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail is a sightseeing stop in Hampton Beach, NH, part of the Boston guide. Cost: free.
· Hampton Beach, NH
The New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail links close to two dozen cultural and history museums across the state's Lakes, White Mountain, Seacoast and Merrimack Valley regions. Member sites include Albacore Park, the American Independence Museum, Castle in the Clouds, the New Hampshire Farm Museum and the Wright Museum of WWII. A Passport Program encourages visitors to explore multiple museums on the trail, which collectively draw more than 200,000 visitors a year.
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