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Children's Museum of New Hampshire

A visit to the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover is worth celebrating! Photo courtesy of Taraphotography.com

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Located at 6 Washington Street in Dover (use 10 Henry Law Ave for GPS) and offers two levels of hands-on, interactive exhibits for children from newborn to middle school. Only 12 miles from Portsmouth

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In the center of the Children's Museum of New Hampshire is the Build It, Fly It exhibit where kids can assemble a flying contraption, place them on a 30-foot vertical conveyer system and launch them into the air to see if they fly! Photo courtesy of Taraphotography.com
At the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in Dover, kids can "shop" in the One World Market for food, spices, musical instruments and more from Indonesia, India, and Mexico! Photo courtesy of taraphotography.com
A family favorite exhibit at the Children's Museum of New Hampshire is the Yellow Submarine, which kids can "drive" around a virtual ocean! Photo courtesy of taraphotography.com
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire overlooks the Cochecho River in downtown Dover, and kids can play in a series of nature inspired exhibits including a giant osprey nest, beaver dams, "fishing" poles, a fish ladder, and even a gundalow (flat bottomed boat historically used on the river). Photo courtesy of taraphotography.com
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire overlooks the Cochecho River in downtown Dover. The museum has a series of exhibits related to the river including a beaver's dam, a giant osprey nest, magnetic fishing rods, and even a gundalow boat with cargo. Photo courtesy of taraphotography.com
At the Children's Museum of New Hampshire kids can explore STEAM topics and challenges in the STEAM Innovation Lab. Photo courtesy of taraphotography.com
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire sits along the banks of the Cochecho River that runs through downtown Dover. Kids can play in a series of nature-related exhibits inside the museum including a gundalow (a flat bottomed boat that was historically used to transport goods up and down the Cochecho). Photo courtesy of taraphotography.com
The Children's Museum of New Hampshire in downtown Dover features a "Music Matrix" exhibit, where each section of this work of art, when gently pressed, makes a unique sound. Photo courtesy of taraphotography.com
At the Children's Museum of New Hampshire in downtown Dover, kids of all ages can learn about aerodynamics with fun, hands-on exhibits like this Bernoulli Blower. Photo courtesy of taraphotography.com

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