Second look: Strawbery Banke smartphone tour
PORTSMOUTH — Strawbery Banke interprets four centuries of life in New Hampshire’s oldest waterfront neighborhood. Through restored houses, exhibits, demonstrations, historic landscapes and gardens, and costumed role players, the living history museum brings to life the sea captains, fishermen, artisans, merchants, laborers, and families who settled here from the late 17th to the mid-20th centuries. This summer visitors can tour the 10-acre neighborhood with the aid of technology. “Listen to the Landscape at Strawbery Banke’’ provides visitors with information and photographs through their cellphones. Smartphone-enabled stops are designated with bright pink, numbered signs. Call the phone number, then plug in the stop number for a narrated tour and a selection of photos. Stops include the waterfront, Native American sites, various streetscapes, and the property’s many authentic period gardens, including a Victorian children’s garden. 14 Hancock St., 603-433-1100, www.strawberybanke .org. Adults $15, children ages 5-17 $10, 4 and under free.
ELLEN ALBANESE
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