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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Dover, New Hampshire

Updated November 29, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Dover

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Dover, New Hampshire

Woodman Institute Museum

A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.

The manhole, crowdfunded from an online campaign

Dover, New Hampshire

Birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

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Dress that Betty Hill wore the night of the claimed abduction, missing a swatch on the chest that was sent in for scientific analysis

Durham, New Hampshire

Betty and Barney Hill Archive

University of New Hampshire holds the documentation and artifacts of local alien abductees.

5 miles from Dover

Durham, New Hampshire

Milne Nature Sanctuary

A quiet spot commemorating two naturalists who had to choose between love and the university at which they both taught.

5 miles from Dover

Smith Chapel in Durham.

Durham, New Hampshire

Smith Chapel

This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.

5 miles from Dover

This is what you see when you walk up to him.

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Paul Bunyan's Severed Head

The head of a legendary lumberjack watches over a river in Maine.

7 miles from Dover

U.S.S. Albacore

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U.S.S. Albacore

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

9 miles from Dover

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