Driving Directions 

* Please note: The Children's Museum will be CLOSED September 6-17, 2010 for annual major maintenance. *

The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire is located in Dover, NH:

12 miles north of Portsmouth, NH
40 miles east of Manchester, NH
50 miles south of Portland, ME
65 miles north of Boston, MA

Recommended GPS setting: Our parking lot is on an adjacent street, so it is best to program the following address into your GPS Unit:  10 Henry Law Avenue, Dover NH 03820

From the south: Take I-95 North to NH Exit 4 - Spaulding Turnpike/Route 16 North (note: exit is on left). Take Exit 8E to merge into Route 9E/Silver Street toward Downtown Dover. Continue on Silver Street and take a left at third light onto Central Avenue. At Washington Street,intersection, just past City Hall, take a sharp right onto Henry Law Avenue. Museum is on left next to Rotary Arts Amphitheatre in Henry Law Park. You may park at no charge in the parking lot just past Amphitheatre & Public Pool on the left. There is also pay-for-use parking on Henry Law Ave. and free 2-hour parking on Washington Street and many other city streets.

From the north (New Hampshire): From Spaulding Turnpike/Route 16 South, take Exit 8E to merge into Route 9E/Silver Street toward Downtown Dover. Continue on Silver Street and take a left at third light onto Central Avenue. At Washington Street,intersection, just past City Hall, take a sharp right onto Henry Law Avenue.Museum is on left next to Rotary Arts Amphitheatre in Henry Law Park. You may park at no charge in the parking lot just past Amphitheatre & Public Pool on the left. There is also pay-for-use parking on Henry Law Ave. and free 2-hour parking on Washington Street and many other city streets.

From the north (Maine): Take Route 95 South to Portsmouth Exit 5 to Spaulding Turnpike/Route 16 North. Take Exit 7 and turn right onto Route 108 North. Drive one mile to lights at Washington Street, just past City Hall. Take a sharp right onto Henry Law Avenue. Museum is on left next to Rotary Arts Amphitheatre in Henry Law Park. You may park at no charge in the parking lot just past Amphitheatre & Public Pool on the left. There is also pay-for-use parking on Henry Law Ave. and free 2-hour parking on Washington Street and many other city streets.

From Manchester: Take Route 101 East to Exit 7 in Epping. Turn left onto Route 125N/Calef Highway and follow for 10 miles. At Lee traffic circle, take 1st exit onto Route 4 East. After 4 miles, take exit for Route 155 North and stay on it where it becomes Turtle Pond Road, then West Knox Marsh Road/Route 9 in Dover. Follow over highway overpass to Route 108 North intersection. Take a left onto Central Ave. and follow to next set of lights at Washington Street. Take a sharp right onto Henry Law Avenue. Museum is on left next to Rotary Arts Amphitheatre in Henry Law Park. You may park in the parking lot just past Amphitheatre & Public Pool on the left. There is also free 3-hour parking on Henry Law Ave. and free 2-hour parking on Washington Street and many other city streets.

Alternately, if you'd prefer traveling on more major roads, you may take Route 101 East to Route 95 North, then take Exit 4 - Spaulding Turnpike/Route 16 North (note: exit is on left). From Spaulding Turnpike, take Exit 8E to merge into Route 9E/Silver Street toward Downtown Dover. Continue on Silver Street and take a left at third light onto Central Avenue. At Washington Street,intersection, just past City Hall, take a sharp right onto Henry Law Avenue. Museum is on left next to Rotary Arts Amphitheatre in Henry Law Park. You may park at no charge in the parking lot just past Amphitheatre & Public Pool on the left. There is also pay-for-use parking on Henry Law Ave. and free 2-hour parking on Washington Street and many other city streets.

From Concord: Take Route 4 East from Concord. At the Lee traffic circle, take 2nd exit onto Dover Road/US 202/Route 4 East. After 1.2 miles, take your first exit (on your right) and at the end of the ramp turn left on to Route 155, toward Durham. Continue on Route 155 (for approx. 5 miles) as it turns into Route 9/Knox Marsh Road, staying straight on the overpass of Route 16, continuing on Route 9 / Silver Street into downtown Dover.  At the end of Silver Street take a left on to Central Avenue.  Follow to next set of lights at Washington Street. Take a sharp right onto Henry Law Avenue. Museum is on left next to Rotary Arts Amphitheatre in Henry Law Park. You may park at no charge in the parking lot just past Amphitheatre & Public Pool on the left. There is also pay-for-use parking on Henry Law Ave. and free 2-hour parking on Washington Street and many other city streets.

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