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Public | Small Group | City Of Portsmouth Bike Tour | 1.5-2hr
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
$70.00
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Overview
Get ready for an exciting bike tour through the colorful neighborhoods of Portsmouth, where history and culture come together beautifully! Join us for a delightful 1.5-2 hour tour that showcases stunning 18th and 19th-century architecture, along with gorgeous parks and gardens filled with amazing art and sculptures.
As we stop and explore, you'll discover the true charm of Portsmouth—a lovely seaport with a unique vibe and a well-preserved cityscape. Each neighborhood has its own special character, yet they all come together to create a rich community shaped by diverse cultures since the early 1900s.
We’ll pedal along the scenic Piscataqua River and swing by Little Harbor to uncover some hidden gems that most people miss. Get ready to be in awe with stories and architectural wonders that bring Portsmouth to life! This fun and educational journey is perfect for families and is super easy ride. Make sure to arrive 30 minutes before the tour starts. Child’s 20 & 24 in. option on site.
As we stop and explore, you'll discover the true charm of Portsmouth—a lovely seaport with a unique vibe and a well-preserved cityscape. Each neighborhood has its own special character, yet they all come together to create a rich community shaped by diverse cultures since the early 1900s.
We’ll pedal along the scenic Piscataqua River and swing by Little Harbor to uncover some hidden gems that most people miss. Get ready to be in awe with stories and architectural wonders that bring Portsmouth to life! This fun and educational journey is perfect for families and is super easy ride. Make sure to arrive 30 minutes before the tour starts. Child’s 20 & 24 in. option on site.
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7-Speed Adult Comfort Bike
7-Speed Adult Hybrid Bike: We’ve bike sizes to fit 4'11-6’6 and 20 & 24-inch for youth (must know how to ride on streets) Please provide height & weight
7-Speed Adult Hybrid Bike: We’ve bike sizes to fit 4'11-6’6 and 20 & 24-inch for youth (must know how to ride on streets) Please provide height & weight
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
Check available dates by emailing us at [email protected]
- Use of bicycle
- Helmet
- Tips and gratuity
Meeting point
Historic John Paul Jones House
Return details
Historic John Paul Jones House
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PortsmouthHighlights of the Hidden Neighborhoods of Portsmouth City View Bike Tour: Former North End / Italian "Little Italy" The Hill South End and Prescott Park Strawbery Banke Wentworth Coolidge Mansion Frank Jones Brewery - West End Creek Neighborhood - Christian Shore
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There are over a dozen colorful wooden houses are squeezed up against the towering Marriot and the Hilton Hotels. The concept, in the early 1970s, was that dilapidated buildings bred ragged people. After World War II, most cities demolish thousands of "blighted" urban areas across the nation. Most were replaced by high-rise apartments, shopping malls, and hotels. In Portsmouth, we lost much of historic Vaughan Street and replaced it with a parking garage and open lots. We will pass by a collection of preserved historic homes saved by urban renewal and move into this area for preservation.
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Strawbery Banke MuseumStrawbery Banke Museum began as a “save our history” effort by the citizens of Portsmouth. In the late 1950s, Puddle Dock, an area of dilapidated homes near the Piscataqua River was targeted for urban renewal. All the “substandard” homes in Puddle Dock — some of which dated back to the 1600s — were to torn down and replaced with modern buildings. That was until city librarian Dorothy Vaughn addressed the Portsmouth Rotary Club one day in 1957. That day Vaughn “laid it on the line” for the Rotary Club, telling them that every time one of the old houses was torn or an antique piece of Portsmouth furniture shipped out of town, the city was losing its past. The Rotary Club was galvanized into action, and while Puddle Dock did undergo urban renewal, much of it has been saved as a historic museum.
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Wentworth-Coolidge MansionExplore the beautiful Little HARBOR
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Franklin Jones was born in Barrington, New Hampshire in 1832. He was the fifth of six boys as well as the fifth of seven children in his family. He left home at 16 and moved to Portsmouth and worked as an apprentice in his older brother Hiram's stove store. Within 3 years he owned an interest in the store and in 1854 he took it over completely. Throughout his life Jones would be active in several businesses at once, a pattern he developed early and in these early years, he was also a tin peddler and a rag picker. In 1858 he became partners with John Swindell, an Englishman who had recently moved to Portsmouth to start a brewery producing ale.
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PortsmouthThe Creek (pronounced “Crick”) was about 90% Irish Catholic and there are still many Creek natives who live in the neighborhood. The North End and Christian Shore surrounding the North Mill Pond, are linked to the downtown by Maplewood Avenue. While the southern portion has been intruded by urban renewal, containing several major historic urban archaeological sites, the rest is a 2-story residential area below the Route 1 ByPass which includes the oldest house in New Hampshire and a cluster of Federal and Victorian buildings similar to the South End. Added to the District in 2010, the West End is a 19th-century Frank Jones Brewery and Button Factory which also encompasses the Islington Street neighborhood and includes various residential and commercial architectural styles.
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Prescott ParkPrescott Park is a ten-plus acre waterfront park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The land was purchased in the 1930s by two sisters, Josie and Sarah Prescott. The sisters, public school teachers, had used an inheritance to systematically purchase and clear properties along the Piscataqua River.
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Visit the new Endeavor Sculpture dedicated for the Portsmouth 400th Anniversary.
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Public | Small Group | City Of Portsmouth Bike Tour | 1.5-2hr
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
$70.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!