Explore the history of New Hampshire's "Garrison City" - including why it has this nickname. Dover, founded in 1623 along the banks of the Cochecho River, was a leading shipbuilding, cotton, and milling center of New England throughout the 17th through 19th centuries. If the weather supports, take a walk along the Cochecho riverfront parks.

The town of Freeport, ME is just an hour and a quarter away from Dover, NH. Known for it's factory outlet stores, it is the home of L. L. Bean. Take an afternoon trip to have some lobster bisque and mud pie at Jameson Tavern.