what is nice is for a lovely place locals seemed to be home for the weekend... many touristy places I have lived people always go away weekends and the place ends up a ghost town.
Funny enough, most of the architecture in Portsmouth was rebuilt in the mid 1800s after nearly the entire city burned down. Not once, not twice, but three times. Now you see a lot of these brick buildings in Portsmouth as a result.
My lifelong home and still my favorite town in the world, thousands of nights and days just spent taking in the atmosphere here. So many days were spent in Market Square, sitting on Breaking New Grounds green tables/chairs on the corner, or inside at a widow seat. Listening to the faint bustle of the people entangled with the birds chirping, the Piscatiqua river breeze blowing gently. Nothing like it.
There were a lot of fun days and nights there seeing all your friends out drinking coffee and just having fun. I do miss it. I've only moved up the road to Dover because Portsmouth got to yuppy and expensive.
@@BagladyNH I can't argue with you there. When all of you local staples started leaving in favor of more touristy favorable options, I really started to feel like the city cared less about its residents and more about the tourism industry. When all of the new banks started moving in, fat bellies left, breaking new grounds left, it really hurt what the city was I think.
Well done Nick. Portsmouth is a special place I can still remember back in 1973 pulling in on bus to Market Square to spend 4 years at Pease Air Force. I fell in love with the area and never left. Living close by I never get tired of it.
New England feels like another country sometimes compared to the rest of the US … they have the old European architecture. They have very pro second amendment laws but not a lot of gun crime. Their politics feels very balanced and less hostile and partisan then other parts of the country. Their cities and towns are very walkable and have good public transit even in the small towns etc. It’s def a vibe I enjoy. A part of me would love to retire in one of these historic, small, peaceful and beautiful coastal towns. Thanks for the video 🤙🏼
@@itzakehrenberg3449 What do you mean? I think aaron is right. I live in Dover, NH, and though the new folks moving in are pretty hostile, our local politics are focused and gun crime is very rare.
Actually living there is the ultimate counterargument to wignatism. Spend a few years there and you'll be thinking about yeah it's nice, but the scuzz of passive aggressive atheists and woke bumpkins gets you thinking twice about race defining mortality shit. There are literally troon and queer flags like everywhere. Betting 5$ that both the Dems and lolberts would view an actual conservative or christian as hostile invader banding together to rawdog em. Literally come for the gun laws and that's it but even then there's better options. Think before ya move sort of deal
I live 15 minutes from Portsmouth, NH, born and raised in Southern Maine. I lived in Georgia and Alabama for a couple years and hated most of it. Theirs no place like home, and theirs absolutely no place like New England
I've never been to New England. I live in Portsmouth Ohio. This is my home town. I've lived in Milledgeville, and Marietta Georgia. Georgia was a bit of a culture shock, but I adjusted and there are many wonderful people down there.
What I enjoyed most about this tour of Portsmouth is what didn't see...I didn't see panhandlers on every street corner, and I didn't see tent city occupations by the homeless, etc...that alone puts Portsmouth on my bucket list of cities ot visit.
I live in Raleigh NC a top 10 city the last 27 years.The homeless problem is increasingly growing because housing is getting very expensive for this area.Black people who have lived in certain areas downtown Raleigh are being pushed out due to white people mainly from up north moving down here.I am from up north upstate New york and love it here and feel for the homeless.
That’s my neck of the woods. Just outside of the Market Square area where he was, on the outskirts of downtown is some train tracks and a place that the locals as well as local police know as “tent alley” where the homeless “live”. Go 5 min out of Portsmouth to where the big box chain stores are and there are your panhandlers. There is also a big heroin problem here. Sometimes you’ll see them in market square but not on this day- more so in the summer. There are often artsy buskers in market square in the summer, too. Keep in mind- this was filmed in March, the off season. You should see it in July and August! I worked in the West End of Portsmouth for over 20 years. I finally got out because I didn’t feel safe. I live over the bridge in Maine. Edited to add- Portsmouth is a mix of the wealthy, the middle class, and the lower class. It has a very arty vibe and definitely has many good things as well as bad things. But bad things are everywhere.
@@chickie3376 I see...this opioid epidemic has taken over every corner of America.I’m from r.i. And I was under the impression that nh was just a quiet place surrounded by trees,I was born in Taunton mass which used to be a mid class worker town but now has become pretty ghetto as a lot of people from Boston etc have moved their.I guess panhandling homeless and the addicted is just the new norm now.I’m stay in Pawtucket r.i. Now which I always found to be a uneventful quiet place but I feel pretty safe here now
San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Diego = Homeless Capital of the World. Unpleasant experiences, unpleasant smells, unpleasant people, trust me. I live here and it sucks. The homeless population over the years have become extremely violent, starting fights at malls, causing wildfires in the middle of summer where people who work end up losing their homes. Not to mention we have some pretty stupid liberals who love being taxed to death. My city voted for nearly 10 cent tax hike for basically nothing but lining politicians pockets. Liberals have completely destroyed California and the violent homeless crowd have been causing businesses to close early, close down, or leave the state altogether. In about a year, this place will be worse than the slums of Brazil and India.
We were lucky to live in Nashua, NH for about 3 years. NH is beautiful and I'm sorry we left. That was 20 years ago, I would go back to NH in a heartbeat!
I'm a Nashua native. Nashua gets a lot of flack but it's actually a great location. I tell people it's an hour from everything. About an hour to the beach in one direction, about an hour to Boston in another direction, about an hour from the lakes in another, and well....more woods to the west. Close enough to Boston without sharing it's crime and pollution. Close enough to the ocean but not whacked with hurricanes too often.
Portsmouth is a great place for a day trip. Unusual shops and great places to eat. When your feet get tired there's a nice waterfront park. Not far from beautiful beaches on Rt. 1A or Kittery Trading Post. I'm lucky to live a 1/2 hr or so from all.
I’d suggest a drive from Marblehead ma(absolutely beautiful) to Salem witch city to Beverly Gloucester Manchester Rockport and up the coastal road to Newburyport(MA version of Portsmouth) up to Portsmouth and meander your way to Portland Maine….took my wife’s Irish brother on that trip and he was amazed…. Thought everywhere in USA looked like NYC…. I’d recommend a similar trip up the Hudson valley of NY to lake placid and Saranac…. Also the beauty of a trip from Bennington Vermont to Burlington…..cool towns all along the way… ditto Amherst MA to The Berkshires
Despite folks moving to areas of warm winters and less population density, the western part of MA since 2020 has been among the largest percent price increases in the country. Folks who now have an ability to work remotely are moving there in throngs....it is a beautiful locale with similarly charming towns.
I'm going to have to plan a trip to New England now. I've never been up there. I'm home now, in Portsmouth Ohio. My sister and I have been traveling out west trying to see it all. This summer when it's too hot in the desert I'm going to try to get her to come up there.
It's a tourist town, it's going to be expensive during the summer season. I'm from NH, raised in the northern part of the state. You'll find that most of your coastal area towns will be high priced because people come to make use of the ocean and visit all the shops .
@Cathy Berry i mean, you can just stay in dover for cheap and be driving distance to Portsmouth...or in kittery... Wentworth is in Newcastle which is even more rich than Portsmouth btw
@@fredeaston3988 we in England all comment on how big the portion control is in America... We have McDonald’s click and serve in the uk now...that’s a game changer ! But I noticed some people were using the bays as parking spots....they just don’t get it..
That little spot in front of the church was a legendary punk hangout. Al Barr, singer for the Dropkick Murphys was a fixture, So proud of him, re[resenting that scene as far back ash the 1980s
You are lucky. Most of America is a literal 3rd world automobile slum. Where you have to drive and drive to do anything. Even if you live in 'the city'. On top of that, most american cities are dangerous, and infested with crime and poverty and homelessness. And because of that, very few places in America have any real sense of community. Because of the crime, people are suspicious of each other and tend to be withdrawn and not open, and secondly, why would anyone care about a crappy generic strip mall, target, or walmart, or ?
New Hampshire resident, I find it very funny that I was able to recognize many of the places that he was going and even where the video started. It started just past the submarine museum, I've noticed a few places so far, one main one including the old bridge and Prescott Park
Indeed...I actually used to live just past Prescott park, just before you cross the bridge to go to Pierce Island..was on 95 Mechanic Street. He has since passed but Tony Lacava used to be my landlord. I miss Portsmouth...such a wonderfiul place!
I live in MA, but surprisingly have not visited Portsmouth. It is very similar looking to Portland, ME, Newburyport, MA or even Salem, MA. The New England coast is dotted with all sorts of such communities, most of them being smaller but still charming.
I live and work in New Hampshire and Portsmouth is one of my favs. Take a ride south on route one and just over the New Hampshire Mass boarder you’ll come to another beautiful little city called Newburyport. It’s a lot like Portsmouth but a little bigger. My family settled this area and l couldn’t be more proud. Was born in Newburyport too. ♥️
When I was 13 back in like 1992 my older sister took me on a vacation to Newburyport to visit her friend. I wish I knew where I put all my postcards I bought. I remember it was during summer and we went for a walk after sunset and there were brick roads and all these people out walking. It was so charming and so NOT like Ohio. I miss it.
What a charming looking town. Really impressive how many people were walking (and even jogging) around outside even though it was March 21st. Looks like healthy lifestyles are prevalent there.
My neck of the woods. Always some kind of running race for every season. There’s also a really good running gear store that he drove past. Walking, running, and biking is very prevalent here on the sea coast of NH/Maine. (Maine was right on the other side of the bridge)
Things to know.... Take Route 1B to island hop between North Rye and Portsmouth. 1B puts you right in the heart of Portsmouth's waterfront near Strawberry Banke and the town garden. Interstate 95 out of Maine is a nightmare most days. If you pick it up a little further down in NH it's a bit better. Check out the USS Albacore in Portsmouth. It's a submarine but it's on land as a museum and you can walk thru it. A short ride up Route 1 in Maine to York is Nubble Lighthouse, one of the most photographed lighthouses in the US and a common site for scuba divers. I've dived there a many times. Just offshore from Portsmouth is the Isle of Shoals which is home to a large population of seals which people scuba dive with. About Route 1 in general. It's fine in Maine and NH but the moment you cross into Mass, it becomes nothing short of a disgrace. I've been on smoother motocross tracks. If you are doing a day trip up and down the coast- save your suspension and use I-95 in Mass.
Only visited the coast of New Hampshire once, and really liked Portsmouth. Rotten winter day, but the beauty of all those 19th century brick buildings stood out. Another gem like that is Galena, IL in the far northwest corner. Home of general U. S. Grant before he joined the Civil War.
Funny, my neighbors who lived in my building in NYC moved to Galena, IL last year with their two young children. Originally from the midwest, they find it easy to assimilate there. For me, though, a lifelong native New Yorker, i think it would be more difficult living in a smaller city or town. Great video of Portsmouth, NH here@Roger Downs
I grew up on the Seacoast in NH about 15 min from Portsmouth. It’s # 1 in NH for me. I’ve got a lot of love for the place. Kind of a low key gem of a town. Whenever people from out of the area have visited they always seem to love Portsmouth, and when I’m asked what town I would recommend going to in NH it’s Portsmouth with a drive down Rte 1A through Newcastle, Rye, N. Hampton, Hampton and then over the MA border down to Newburyport. That 30-40 min route is prime time, particularly in the summer.
@@JoeyDNetsfan I actually live in Mass,(North Shore, north of Boston) but travel over the border frequently. Especially to get away from Mass' obscene sales taxes. So I say, if people want to bring common sense to an area that is increasingly losing it, than by all means lol
@@michaelwhite2823 it's bad, especially in lower income neighborhoods of Portsmouth. But that's a problem every state faces on some level. Just 10 minutes from where Nick drove through, here in the video, there is low income /subsidized housing, right down the street from Pease AFB, and you wouldn't know it was the same city as what's filmed in the video.
Did you say 20,000 people? Sure looks bigger than that to me. Such clean looking streets! Never saw one piece of litter. Another thing I liked is how the pedestrians seem really comfortable around cars there, and the drivers respect their right of way. Beautiful views of the coast too.
Portsmouth does have a relatively low population, but it has a lot of commerce and industry making it look bigger. I live in nearby Dover which may not look as big as Portsmouth as you drive through it, but it has about 10,000 more people living in it.
Great video. I live in Portsmouth and it is an amazing place. We chose Portsmouth because it is a beautiful, walkable city; you can park your car on Friday afternoon and not drive again until Monday. Crime is almost nonexistent. And great local beer!
Nick, thanks so much for this video! I grew up in Salem NH, about a 30 minute drive away. I’m a very, very proud New Hampshire native. Portsmouth rocks!
Hi, Mr, I have ben to, Portland Maine but I would like to visit Portsmouth one day can you tell me a little about it, is it a fun town, is the Food good?
From a NH native, Portsmouth is a great place to visit. The summer is even better with outdoor performances, visiting Strawberry Banke, i.e. a living history museum of Portsmouth from colonial times, street performances etc. I live in Manchester which is Victorian and industrial but fun in its own way since it is a high tech hub.
@nick lots of condos going in changing the appearance, the traffic gets worse every year, road construction that lasts for years. I’m sure the original commenter would agree. I worked just outside of downtown for 21 years, just recently left my job after theft getting out of control and finding used hypodermic needles in the restroom trash. I didn’t feel safe anymore.
Was just here about a month ago for a few hours and it was a beautiful summer evening. It's just one of the places that has a lot of charming neighborhoods that are nice to walk through during the summer months. While there isn't a ton to do their activity wise, it's still a nice place to relax and enjoy, and I would defientely go again!
Lived in NH two years ago near Portsmouth with someone I'm in seperation with. Loved the scenery and the city especially during this autumn season.. the foliage! Moved back to California. Thinking of moving in the future. 💗
Longtime resident of Los Angeles, but NH is one of my Plan B areas. History buff and Fall lover, so this is appealing, also being an hour from Boston, when needed.
Nice video I miss living there compared to being in Honolulu. Yup snow is more fun. I wish you went over to pierce island to show the lobster and fishing boats. State street saloon that isn't on state Street anymore( that was the boarded up building after the North Church it caught on fire so they moved locations) but they have biggest and cheapest lobster roll on the seacoast. Also great bar with great atmosphere and people. I enjoy your videos keep up the good work
I'm living near downtown Portsmouth Now. It really is such a safe, friendly, upbeat town. Very Expensive to own real estate but worth it if possible. New Castle Island is just East of Downtown and it's booming with Seaside Mansions that Lead to Rye NH Mansions and epic ocean views.
Same here. Lived and worked in Dover from 1989 to 1995. My spouse worked in Portsmouth, so we visited the city a lot, and we enjoyed First Night Portsmouth for several years.
Hello, your video of my home was excellent. I've watched several of your videos from all across the country, I really enjoy your video making style. I normally do not comment on TH-cam videos of any nature, much less correct any mistakes people may have made. With that being said, I feel as though I should tell you this city was founded in 1623, not 1653, as you mentioned. I hope that you continue to make these wonderful videos of towns , cities, and other places in this beautiful country of ours. Please keep up the good work and good day to you, sir. 😅
NH has it all and I'm glad we have cold winters otherwise there'd be 10+ million people living here . The Lake's Region with Lake Winnipesaukee , White Mountains National Park , a sandy beach ocean coastline as well as Portsmouth , Western NH is also full of rolling hills , small mountains and quaint 1700- 1800's towns and villages . Also two small but nice cities Concord and Manchester with its historic millyard is cool to see as well , etc....and the economy is great !!
@@siameseblue4824 I lived in Florida for 6 months about 4 years ago . Florida was fun as far as the nightlife hanging out at a beach bar and also enjoyed the beaches but NH just has more to offer . Florida is to repetitive, everything is flat , the roads are all straight .The coast is packed like sardines and it's all strip malls . All the towns look exactly the same etc...and it's to hot for me especially during the summer months as I'm in the trades. Also I make almost twice as much money in NH running my business vs Florida. Florida is a great visit for a week or two , for me anyways .
Great to see familiar streets I drive through every day on TH-cam! You had me puzzled for a bit, until I read the description that said the video was taken back in March, because now a number of street lanes (and available parking spots) are taken up by outside seating and/or construction. You captured nicely the beautiful cloudless blue skies we get here. If you come back, get video of some of the historic sites, of which there are many!😃
Portsmouth is a great town. It has grown tremendously over the past several years and has definitely gone way upmarket. It is getting very pricey to live anywhere near the downtown. Still absolutely one of the best towns in the USA
I live in NH and all I thought of Portsmouth was Fox Run Mall and Newington Mall. This seems nice, but touristy and since I live in Wolfeboro I know what that BS is like. Anyway love your videos Nick Johnson.
Come back in spring or summer and all the outside decks along the water are open. Good luck deciding where to eat! Visit Prescott Park on the water and Strawberry Banke Museum which is a cluster of 32 old houses covering 300 years of history fully furnished with period doctors tools, etc.
What a shame. When I see a lovely little town like this, it pains me to think about how they trashed the rest of America and its cities with bad architecture and terrible urban design. This town looks like any charming little town you might find in the UK. Its lively, people are walking, out-and-about, and feel safe. The rest of America is pretty much a suburban automobile slum.
I am a native Rhode Islander and when I entered the Air Force I had the old Pease Air Force Base on my assignment preference, better known as a “dream sheet.” They stuck me in New Mexico. They had the same aircraft, but noooooo….!
I was expecting to see snow on the ground, it was only March and you know, New England is famous for it´s harsch winters. I don´t know, I live in Sweden so I´m not familiar with it personally, i just thought it would be more..winterlike? Where I live, in late March we still have snow most of the years. So maybe New England is a place for me, I just need the winning lottery ticket 😀
Nice town, Nick. I could live there and buy a small sloop for weekend outings. I noticed in your worst places in Maryland that neither Oxford or St. Michaels were on your list. I have fond memories of those places. Quiet and historic.
Nice video. I Watch your videos often. Your videos give insight of what places are like in America. New Hampshire is nice in the summer and fall, but when it snows, it snows. Some people like it because of the skiing and other witer sports, but if your 60 plus years old winter is not so nice. I guess it depends on the person though.
That's a beautiful Portsmouth. Only Portsmouth I've been to was in Ohio for work remodeling Kroger stores years ago and oh my it was different place and I'm from Detroit lol.
As an earthquake survivor, all those lovely brick buildings scare me totally. I live in a city where every non reinforced concrete and brick building collapsed or had to be pulled down. The architecture was the city's draw for tourists. I hope yours is safer.
We very rarely get earthquakes here in New England. The extremely few we have had are barely even noticeable. This is granite bedrock nowhere near a fault line, so it's about as geologically stable as you can get.
@@thesollylama130 thanks for that, yes, you are right of course. My city is Christchurch New Zealand, someone thought it would be a good idea to plonk a city on the old river bed. Liquefaction and destabilising was bound to happen. Portsmouth looks lovely and I am happy to know that she is safe.
![일상 속 기분 좋음 [Proto disco meme]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DwmEIaZ7XGQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Here's my entire Unboxing America Series: th-cam.com/play/PLq-_cmf3H6yqgM1vGG305six5T7dqGURF.html
what is nice is for a lovely place locals seemed to be home for the weekend... many touristy places I have lived people always go away weekends and the place ends up a ghost town.
Hello from Portsmouth England 🏴
Love the old "New England" style architecture, this town was already 200 years old when the Civil War broke out, something to think about.
They kept it so nice!
.... Live Free or Die ...
@@scouthmk2312 Ya right, that's over. I too am a local.
@@SuperTopher01 we’ll see when they go after the right to bear arms
Funny enough, most of the architecture in Portsmouth was rebuilt in the mid 1800s after nearly the entire city burned down. Not once, not twice, but three times. Now you see a lot of these brick buildings in Portsmouth as a result.
My lifelong home and still my favorite town in the world, thousands of nights and days just spent taking in the atmosphere here. So many days were spent in Market Square, sitting on Breaking New Grounds green tables/chairs on the corner, or inside at a widow seat. Listening to the faint bustle of the people entangled with the birds chirping, the Piscatiqua river breeze blowing gently.
Nothing like it.
There were a lot of fun days and nights there seeing all your friends out drinking coffee and just having fun. I do miss it. I've only moved up the road to Dover because Portsmouth got to yuppy and expensive.
@@BagladyNH
I can't argue with you there. When all of you local staples started leaving in favor of more touristy favorable options, I really started to feel like the city cared less about its residents and more about the tourism industry.
When all of the new banks started moving in, fat bellies left, breaking new grounds left, it really hurt what the city was I think.
@@-LiveFreeorDie So true Jordan... Sniffle
lol almost every european city, big and small is like that
@@lordoftheflings
Except they're unfortunately in Europe.
Well done Nick. Portsmouth is a special place I can still remember back in 1973 pulling in on bus to Market Square to spend 4 years at Pease Air Force. I fell in love with the area and never left. Living close by I never get tired of it.
New England feels like another country sometimes compared to the rest of the US … they have the old European architecture. They have very pro second amendment laws but not a lot of gun crime. Their politics feels very balanced and less hostile and partisan then other parts of the country. Their cities and towns are very walkable and have good public transit even in the small towns etc.
It’s def a vibe I enjoy. A part of me would love to retire in one of these historic, small, peaceful and beautiful coastal towns.
Thanks for the video 🤙🏼
It's the racial demographics that makes rural New England so nice and so low in crime.
@@itzakehrenberg3449 What do you mean? I think aaron is right. I live in Dover, NH, and though the new folks moving in are pretty hostile, our local politics are focused and gun crime is very rare.
"Not a lot of gun crime"
Well yeah, it's like 95% white lol.
@@itzakehrenberg3449 Well put, rabbi, well put.
Actually living there is the ultimate counterargument to wignatism.
Spend a few years there and you'll be thinking about yeah it's nice, but the scuzz of passive aggressive atheists and woke bumpkins gets you thinking twice about race defining mortality shit. There are literally troon and queer flags like everywhere. Betting 5$ that both the Dems and lolberts would view an actual conservative or christian as hostile invader banding together to rawdog em.
Literally come for the gun laws and that's it but even then there's better options. Think before ya move sort of deal
People in NH are tolerant, polite and friendly. That make's a big difference in the vibe of a place.
Not when they’re driving.
I live 15 minutes from Portsmouth, NH, born and raised in Southern Maine. I lived in Georgia and Alabama for a couple years and hated most of it. Theirs no place like home, and theirs absolutely no place like New England
Sad you had to experience Alabama as a resident. But I was born and raised in Georgia, so some bias there. What area did you live in?
I've never been to New England. I live in Portsmouth Ohio. This is my home town. I've lived in Milledgeville, and Marietta Georgia. Georgia was a bit of a culture shock, but I adjusted and there are many wonderful people down there.
There's*
What I enjoyed most about this tour of Portsmouth is what didn't see...I didn't see panhandlers on every street corner, and I didn't see tent city occupations by the homeless, etc...that alone puts Portsmouth on my bucket list of cities ot visit.
I live in Raleigh NC a top 10 city the last 27 years.The homeless problem is increasingly growing because housing is getting very expensive for this area.Black people who have lived in certain areas downtown Raleigh are being pushed out due to white people mainly from up north moving down here.I am from up north upstate New york and love it here and feel for the homeless.
Seriously you never hear about nh the way you hear about the major cities.but with the state of the world right now this is looking heaven on earth
That’s my neck of the woods. Just outside of the Market Square area where he was, on the outskirts of downtown is some train tracks and a place that the locals as well as local police know as “tent alley” where the homeless “live”. Go 5 min out of Portsmouth to where the big box chain stores are and there are your panhandlers. There is also a big heroin problem here. Sometimes you’ll see them in market square but not on this day- more so in the summer. There are often artsy buskers in market square in the summer, too. Keep in mind- this was filmed in March, the off season. You should see it in July and August! I worked in the West End of Portsmouth for over 20 years. I finally got out because I didn’t feel safe. I live over the bridge in Maine.
Edited to add- Portsmouth is a mix of the wealthy, the middle class, and the lower class. It has a very arty vibe and definitely has many good things as well as bad things. But bad things are everywhere.
@@chickie3376 I see...this opioid epidemic has taken over every corner of America.I’m from r.i. And I was under the impression that nh was just a quiet place surrounded by trees,I was born in Taunton mass which used to be a mid class worker town but now has become pretty ghetto as a lot of people from Boston etc have moved their.I guess panhandling homeless and the addicted is just the new norm now.I’m stay in Pawtucket r.i. Now which I always found to be a uneventful quiet place but I feel pretty safe here now
San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Diego = Homeless Capital of the World. Unpleasant experiences, unpleasant smells, unpleasant people, trust me. I live here and it sucks. The homeless population over the years have become extremely violent, starting fights at malls, causing wildfires in the middle of summer where people who work end up losing their homes. Not to mention we have some pretty stupid liberals who love being taxed to death. My city voted for nearly 10 cent tax hike for basically nothing but lining politicians pockets. Liberals have completely destroyed California and the violent homeless crowd have been causing businesses to close early, close down, or leave the state altogether. In about a year, this place will be worse than the slums of Brazil and India.
Nice... I used to work at Naval shipyard at Kittery, ME . I'd get off work and just ride my bike to Portsmouth for a drink.
We were lucky to live in Nashua, NH for about 3 years. NH is beautiful and I'm sorry we left. That was 20 years ago, I would go back to NH in a heartbeat!
I'm a Nashua native. Nashua gets a lot of flack but it's actually a great location. I tell people it's an hour from everything. About an hour to the beach in one direction, about an hour to Boston in another direction, about an hour from the lakes in another, and well....more woods to the west.
Close enough to Boston without sharing it's crime and pollution. Close enough to the ocean but not whacked with hurricanes too often.
@@thesollylama130Manchester is actually faster to Boston
The entire stretch of southern Maine from Kennebunk down to Portsmouth, NH is one of my favorite spots on the eastern seaboard. 👍
I live in Portsmouth Ohio. I've never been to New England at all. This is a treat for me.
Portsmouth is a great place for a day trip. Unusual shops and great places to eat. When your feet get tired there's a nice waterfront park. Not far from beautiful beaches on Rt. 1A or Kittery Trading Post. I'm lucky to live a 1/2 hr or so from all.
Hello Carol how are you doing today.
I’d suggest a drive from Marblehead ma(absolutely beautiful) to Salem witch city to Beverly Gloucester Manchester Rockport and up the coastal road to Newburyport(MA version of Portsmouth) up to Portsmouth and meander your way to Portland Maine….took my wife’s Irish brother on that trip and he was amazed…. Thought everywhere in USA looked like NYC…. I’d recommend a similar trip up the Hudson valley of NY to lake placid and Saranac…. Also the beauty of a trip from Bennington Vermont to Burlington…..cool towns all along the way… ditto Amherst MA to The Berkshires
I love Marblehead. I scuba dived off the Chandler Hovey Lighthouse park there.
Despite folks moving to areas of warm winters and less population density, the western part of MA since 2020 has been among the largest percent price increases in the country. Folks who now have an ability to work remotely are moving there in throngs....it is a beautiful locale with similarly charming towns.
I would recommend New England to any foreign visitor. It's where you can see the real America. Clean and well regulated. Peaceful.
I'm going to have to plan a trip to New England now. I've never been up there. I'm home now, in Portsmouth Ohio. My sister and I have been traveling out west trying to see it all. This summer when it's too hot in the desert I'm going to try to get her to come up there.
Well western Massachusetts has Springfield Holyoke and Pittsfield eww.
It's a tourist town, it's going to be expensive during the summer season. I'm from NH, raised in the northern part of the state. You'll find that most of your coastal area towns will be high priced because people come to make use of the ocean and visit all the shops .
Thanks Kara for the tip!
Nowhere in the regular USA is expensive compared to Europe. Restaurants are notoriously high priced with criminally small portions all over Europe.
@Cathy Berry i mean, you can just stay in dover for cheap and be driving distance to Portsmouth...or in kittery...
Wentworth is in Newcastle which is even more rich than Portsmouth btw
@Cathy Berry i live right in Portsmouth, i dont recommend staying at wentworth you’ll have a more enjoyable time at an inn or something on downtown
@@fredeaston3988 we in England all comment on how big the portion control is in America...
We have McDonald’s click and serve in the uk now...that’s a game changer ! But I noticed some people were using the bays as parking spots....they just don’t get it..
That little spot in front of the church was a legendary punk hangout. Al Barr, singer for the Dropkick Murphys was a fixture, So proud of him, re[resenting that scene as far back ash the 1980s
Wow- now that is some amazing lore. Punks not dead btw!!
Hello Jamie how are you doing today
Always interesting to see an outsiders point of view. I definitely take it for granted living so close by.
I don't mean to brag but I have travelled the world twice over and will say Portsmouth is the most beautiful town in the New England, in my opinion.
You are lucky. Most of America is a literal 3rd world automobile slum. Where you have to drive and drive to do anything. Even if you live in 'the city'. On top of that, most american cities are dangerous, and infested with crime and poverty and homelessness. And because of that, very few places in America have any real sense of community. Because of the crime, people are suspicious of each other and tend to be withdrawn and not open, and secondly, why would anyone care about a crappy generic strip mall, target, or walmart, or ?
I love New England. Lived there for 7yrs, wish I never left.
Come back! We miss you, Mother Earth :)
New Hampshire resident, I find it very funny that I was able to recognize many of the places that he was going and even where the video started. It started just past the submarine museum, I've noticed a few places so far, one main one including the old bridge and Prescott Park
Good!
Indeed...I actually used to live just past Prescott park, just before you cross the bridge to go to Pierce Island..was on 95 Mechanic Street. He has since passed but Tony Lacava used to be my landlord. I miss Portsmouth...such a wonderfiul place!
*Truly enjoyed this dashboard tour of the beautiful, clean and quaint city of Portsmouth. Thanks for sharing Sage and Nick* 👍🇺🇲
Ok Jeff! From Sage and Nick
What a beautiful city! Great job capturing it, Nick!
I live in MA, but surprisingly have not visited Portsmouth. It is very similar looking to Portland, ME, Newburyport, MA or even Salem, MA. The New England coast is dotted with all sorts of such communities, most of them being smaller but still charming.
I live and work in New Hampshire and Portsmouth is one of my favs. Take a ride south on route one and just over the New Hampshire Mass boarder you’ll come to another beautiful little city called Newburyport. It’s a lot like Portsmouth but a little bigger. My family settled this area and l couldn’t be more proud. Was born in Newburyport too. ♥️
When I was 13 back in like 1992 my older sister took me on a vacation to Newburyport to visit her friend. I wish I knew where I put all my postcards I bought. I remember it was during summer and we went for a walk after sunset and there were brick roads and all these people out walking. It was so charming and so NOT like Ohio. I miss it.
Downtown Portsmouth feels quite a bit bigger than downtown Newburyport in my opinion.
Newburyport is not bigger than Portsmouth. Beautiful city nonetheless but Portsmouth is bigger.
What a charming looking town. Really impressive how many people were walking (and even jogging) around outside even though it was March 21st. Looks like healthy lifestyles are prevalent there.
How could you not want to be out and about in such a gorgeous place? I'm in love.
My neck of the woods. Always some kind of running race for every season. There’s also a really good running gear store that he drove past. Walking, running, and biking is very prevalent here on the sea coast of NH/Maine. (Maine was right on the other side of the bridge)
And you have to be a little crazy. Typical NH, 7:42 guy in shorts.
Things to know....
Take Route 1B to island hop between North Rye and Portsmouth. 1B puts you right in the heart of Portsmouth's waterfront near Strawberry Banke and the town garden.
Interstate 95 out of Maine is a nightmare most days. If you pick it up a little further down in NH it's a bit better.
Check out the USS Albacore in Portsmouth. It's a submarine but it's on land as a museum and you can walk thru it.
A short ride up Route 1 in Maine to York is Nubble Lighthouse, one of the most photographed lighthouses in the US and a common site for scuba divers. I've dived there a many times.
Just offshore from Portsmouth is the Isle of Shoals which is home to a large population of seals which people scuba dive with.
About Route 1 in general. It's fine in Maine and NH but the moment you cross into Mass, it becomes nothing short of a disgrace. I've been on smoother motocross tracks. If you are doing a day trip up and down the coast- save your suspension and use I-95 in Mass.
Super helpful!!
Only visited the coast of New Hampshire once, and really liked Portsmouth. Rotten winter day, but the beauty of all those 19th century brick buildings stood out. Another gem like that is Galena, IL in the far northwest corner. Home of general U. S. Grant before he joined the Civil War.
Funny, my neighbors who lived in my building in NYC moved to Galena, IL last year with their two young children. Originally from the midwest, they find it easy to assimilate there. For me, though, a lifelong native New Yorker, i think it would be more difficult living in a smaller city or town.
Great video of Portsmouth, NH here@Roger Downs
You’ll have to do a video on North Conway / white mountains!! It’s absolutely beautiful especially in the fall! 🍁
Shut your mouth and stay out of my hometown. I'd hate to hear about a hiking accident
Hello Amanda how are you doing today.
I live in Portsmouth near downtown and it is a very special place! Interesting to see it from an outsiders point of view.
I grew up on the Seacoast in NH about 15 min from Portsmouth. It’s # 1 in NH for me. I’ve got a lot of love for the place. Kind of a low key gem of a town. Whenever people from out of the area have visited they always seem to love Portsmouth, and when I’m asked what town I would recommend going to in NH it’s Portsmouth with a drive down Rte 1A through Newcastle, Rye, N. Hampton, Hampton and then over the MA border down to Newburyport. That 30-40 min route is prime time, particularly in the summer.
NH is so beautiful as a whole. A state I would consider moving to. XO Nick!
Come on up!
@@johnnymichael1804 you’re the only person from there that says that lol
It's awesome there especially along the coast!
@@JoeyDNetsfan I actually live in Mass,(North Shore, north of Boston) but travel over the border frequently. Especially to get away from Mass' obscene sales taxes. So I say, if people want to bring common sense to an area that is increasingly losing it, than by all means lol
@@michaelwhite2823 it's bad, especially in lower income neighborhoods of Portsmouth. But that's a problem every state faces on some level.
Just 10 minutes from where Nick drove through, here in the video, there is low income /subsidized housing, right down the street from Pease AFB, and you wouldn't know it was the same city as what's filmed in the video.
Looks beautiful, and so many people. Much better than the concrete empty downtowns of big cities.
Did you say 20,000 people? Sure looks bigger than that to me. Such clean looking streets! Never saw one piece of litter. Another thing I liked is how the pedestrians seem really comfortable around cars there, and the drivers respect their right of way. Beautiful views of the coast too.
Portsmouth does have a relatively low population, but it has a lot of commerce and industry making it look bigger. I live in nearby Dover which may not look as big as Portsmouth as you drive through it, but it has about 10,000 more people living in it.
Great video. I live in Portsmouth and it is an amazing place. We chose Portsmouth because it is a beautiful, walkable city; you can park your car on Friday afternoon and not drive again until Monday. Crime is almost nonexistent. And great local beer!
Was in Portsmouth 2 weeks ago. Beautiful city!
Hello Belle how are you doing today.
It certainly looks bigger than 2. Seems to have a decent downtown re. On my bucket list for a summer place
Nick, thanks so much for this video! I grew up in Salem NH, about a 30 minute drive away. I’m a very, very proud New Hampshire native. Portsmouth rocks!
He should see Tuscan village when it’s finished
yea great utility rates..... local state police zero, attacking homeless in crisp uniforms
Hi, Mr, I have ben to, Portland Maine but I would like to visit Portsmouth one day can you tell me a little about it, is it a fun town, is the Food good?
I live around Portsmouth, great place to walk around with the family
From a NH native, Portsmouth is a great place to visit. The summer is even better with outdoor performances, visiting Strawberry Banke, i.e. a living history museum of Portsmouth from colonial times, street performances etc. I live in Manchester which is Victorian and industrial but fun in its own way since it is a high tech hub.
New Hampshire is beautiful. Love new England!
The city where I was born ❤💯
My own home town! It's changed a lot over the last seventy years. Not all for the better.
What's wrong with it?
@nick lots of condos going in changing the appearance, the traffic gets worse every year, road construction that lasts for years. I’m sure the original commenter would agree. I worked just outside of downtown for 21 years, just recently left my job after theft getting out of control and finding used hypodermic needles in the restroom trash. I didn’t feel safe anymore.
You must see Conway, NH. It’s amazing.
Was just here about a month ago for a few hours and it was a beautiful summer evening. It's just one of the places that has a lot of charming neighborhoods that are nice to walk through during the summer months. While there isn't a ton to do their activity wise, it's still a nice place to relax and enjoy, and I would defientely go again!
Yep!
There
Boston is an hour South :)
My very favorite city in New England. If I had tons of money (It’s far from cheap) I would move there in a minute. Heaven.
Hi Jon, why is it your favorite??
@@jonlaguerre3163 The setting, the architecture, the top-notch restaurants and concert hall. Easy drive to Boston. What more should a person want?
AND there are eight, yes, eight, micro breweries in Portsmouth alone. Excellent brew!
So cool, thanks for sharing. I'd love to visit here (heck, I'd probably love living there too).
Portsmouth is fabulous, and I love dining in one of the waterfront restaurants on Bow Street.
Lived in NH two years ago near Portsmouth with someone I'm in seperation with. Loved the scenery and the city especially during this autumn season.. the foliage! Moved back to California. Thinking of moving in the future. 💗
Im trying to get the hell out of California
Longtime resident of Los Angeles, but NH is one of my Plan B areas.
History buff and Fall lover, so this is appealing, also being an hour from Boston, when needed.
15:53 i live in the portsmouth area and I LOVE the river house and I agree the view of Maine is awesome
Ya know, with lofi music playing softly in the background (or no music in fact), this could be a nice ambience music to have on while studying
Portsmouth is a cute little town--haven't spent a lot o time there though. Basically the tiny little stretch of I-95 that goes through NH.
I live in Maine and there's no difference in the way the buildings look but great video for out people that live out of state 👍
N.H. looks beautiful
Nice video I miss living there compared to being in Honolulu. Yup snow is more fun. I wish you went over to pierce island to show the lobster and fishing boats. State street saloon that isn't on state Street anymore( that was the boarded up building after the North Church it caught on fire so they moved locations) but they have biggest and cheapest lobster roll on the seacoast. Also great bar with great atmosphere and people. I enjoy your videos keep up the good work
I'm living near downtown Portsmouth Now. It really is such a safe, friendly, upbeat town. Very Expensive to own real estate but worth it if possible. New Castle Island is just East of Downtown and it's booming with Seaside Mansions that Lead to Rye NH Mansions and epic ocean views.
I used to live in Dover NH, Grew up on the Seacoast region now I live in Rhode Island, Portsmouth is a Beautiful city.
Same here. Lived and worked in Dover from 1989 to 1995. My spouse worked in Portsmouth, so we visited the city a lot, and we enjoyed First Night Portsmouth for several years.
Dover is older than Portsmouth, founded 1620. I also loved this little "Garrison City."
Hello, your video of my home was excellent. I've watched several of your videos from all across the country, I really enjoy your video making style. I normally do not comment on TH-cam videos of any nature, much less correct any mistakes people may have made. With that being said, I feel as though I should tell you this city was founded in 1623, not 1653, as you mentioned. I hope that you continue to make these wonderful videos of towns , cities, and other places in this beautiful country of ours. Please keep up the good work and good day to you, sir. 😅
We stopped there this summer. It was super nice, went to to record store and picked up some good stuff.
Nice tour but missed some of the most charming areas of downtown near Strawbery banke
I love Portsmouth NH! It’s a fantastic seaside(River)community
I have been to Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is a real nice little town. .However Burlington, Vermont is my 1st pick
What a great place! I will have to go there! Very different vibe than Baltimore!
Baltimore is shit now, I bet they elect a RAT to be the next mayor
NH has it all and I'm glad we have cold winters otherwise there'd be 10+ million people living here . The Lake's Region with Lake Winnipesaukee , White Mountains National Park , a sandy beach ocean coastline as well as Portsmouth , Western NH is also full of rolling hills , small mountains and quaint 1700- 1800's towns and villages . Also two small but nice cities Concord and Manchester with its historic millyard is cool to see as well , etc....and the economy is great !!
I'm from NH and I agree with everything you said, love it here!
@@siameseblue4824 I lived in Florida for 6 months about 4 years ago . Florida was fun as far as the nightlife hanging out at a beach bar and also enjoyed the beaches but NH just has more to offer .
Florida is to repetitive, everything is flat , the roads are all straight .The coast is packed like sardines and it's all strip malls . All the towns look exactly the same etc...and it's to hot for me especially during the summer months as I'm in the trades. Also I make almost twice as much money in NH running my business vs Florida.
Florida is a great visit for a week or two , for me anyways .
@@manchesterexplorer8519 I totally agree. I love Florida for vacation:)
It's not a place I'd live in, it's too crowded with lots of old buildings. But this was interesting to watch. Thanks.
Portsmouth is also a city in Hampshire, England
That place is a dump. Trust me. I visited and it was disappointing. Portsmouth, NH is gorgeous.
most older NE places named after English towns (from when Britain colonized here)
@@ArchYeomans Portsmouth is a lovely city. I was born there and there are so many cool places to visit.
Alot of cities in New England are named after English cities (Plymouth, Manchester, Exeter, Boston, York, etc.)
Yup, this is the new version
I live there. Good spot, we got some nice beaches down the road too
Looks pretty nice for March, all the snow is gone.
Great to see familiar streets I drive through every day on TH-cam! You had me puzzled for a bit, until I read the description that said the video was taken back in March, because now a number of street lanes (and available parking spots) are taken up by outside seating and/or construction. You captured nicely the beautiful cloudless blue skies we get here. If you come back, get video of some of the historic sites, of which there are many!😃
Portsmouth is a great town. It has grown tremendously over the past several years and has definitely gone way upmarket. It is getting very pricey to live anywhere near the downtown. Still absolutely one of the best towns in the USA
I agree
I live in NH and all I thought of Portsmouth was Fox Run Mall and Newington Mall. This seems nice, but touristy and since I live in Wolfeboro I know what that BS is like. Anyway love your videos Nick Johnson.
Ok mike
Welcome to our beautiful state of New Hampshire NJ!!!!
Thanks man, love this local sound on video .
Love Portsmouth. Grew up going there!
Very fortunate. It's a beautiful city.
Heading there for work next month. Can’t wait!
I spent some years in Annapolis, MD and this reminds me of Naptown,.red.brick sidewalks and all.
You were lucky to go there in March and not have huge snow piles everywhere. Some years it doesn't melt until April or May.
Hey I live in the south end of Portsmouth, you should have showed the south end with the pretty historic home
I should have but did not
Heck YEAH!!! I live in Portsmouth :)!! BEST PLACE EVER!!
PS: Visit in the Summer and it's a million times better!
Already thinking about going!! Lovely place.
use to have breakfast on strawberry bank a lot of sun day mornings . back in the good old days.
That’s one of the cities I would love to visit if I ever go to New Hampshire.
You'd be better off going to York Beach Maine.
If you do visit strawberry banke
Come back in spring or summer and all the outside decks along the water are open. Good luck deciding where to eat! Visit Prescott Park on the water and Strawberry Banke Museum which is a cluster of 32 old houses covering 300 years of history fully furnished with period doctors tools, etc.
Hello Judi how are you doing today.
Looking chill and pretty cool.
Portsmouth is a fantastic little big town! You did a great job of reviewing it!
Hello Mary how are you doing today.
What a shame. When I see a lovely little town like this, it pains me to think about how they trashed the rest of America and its cities with bad architecture and terrible urban design. This town looks like any charming little town you might find in the UK. Its lively, people are walking, out-and-about, and feel safe. The rest of America is pretty much a suburban automobile slum.
I live in Portsmouth in Hampshire in the UK
I am a native Rhode Islander and when I entered the Air Force I had the old Pease Air Force Base on my assignment preference, better known as a “dream sheet.” They stuck me in New Mexico. They had the same aircraft, but noooooo….!
Beautiful 😍
More sunshine for you Nick
Portsmouth is one of my very favorite places in the world. A friend of mine owns a house there which is an important quality in a friend.
I was expecting to see snow on the ground, it was only March and you know, New England is famous for it´s harsch winters. I don´t know, I live in Sweden so I´m not familiar with it personally, i just thought it would be more..winterlike? Where I live, in late March we still have snow most of the years. So maybe New England is a place for me, I just need the winning lottery ticket 😀
But where do I park?
Nice town, Nick. I could live there and buy a small sloop for weekend outings. I noticed in your worst places in Maryland that neither Oxford or St. Michaels were on your list. I have fond memories of those places. Quiet and historic.
Cool Gary!
Another great video! I always give you thumbs up!
Hello Marilyn how are you doing today.
You're a long way from home, Country Boy
I'm always far from home
@@NickJohnson In an existential or corporeal sense?
Nice video. I Watch your videos often. Your videos give insight of what places are like in America. New Hampshire is nice in the summer and fall, but when it snows, it snows. Some people like it because of the skiing and other witer sports, but if your 60 plus years old winter is not so nice. I guess it depends on the person though.
Hello Shawn how are you doing today.
A huge difference when compared to south Chicago.
That's a beautiful Portsmouth. Only Portsmouth I've been to was in Ohio for work remodeling Kroger stores years ago and oh my it was different place and I'm from Detroit lol.
Oh to be the brick salesman in this town!
As an earthquake survivor, all those lovely brick buildings scare me totally. I live in a city where every non reinforced concrete and brick building collapsed or had to be pulled down. The architecture was the city's draw for tourists. I hope yours is safer.
We very rarely get earthquakes here in New England. The extremely few we have had are barely even noticeable. This is granite bedrock nowhere near a fault line, so it's about as geologically stable as you can get.
@@thesollylama130 thanks for that, yes, you are right of course. My city is Christchurch New Zealand, someone thought it would be a good idea to plonk a city on the old river bed. Liquefaction and destabilising was bound to happen. Portsmouth looks lovely and I am happy to know that she is safe.
@@jukes888 Portsmouth has seen more destruction from the British than natural disasters lol
Hello Julie how are you doing today.