Walking Tour Historic Rye Beach, New Hampshire

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Rye was a prominent seaside vacation area in the Victorian era and many hotels and boarding houses populated Rye Beach.

Now you can stroll through some of the most historic streets of Rye, New Hampshire, with the Rye Historical Society's new "Rye Beach Block" Walking Tour app.

Their locations are noted on this tour, which concentrates on Sea Road, South Road Central Road, and Red Mill Lane. This app provides great entertainment for family and guests.

Farragut Hotel, Rye, NH

Farragut Hotel, Rye, NH

The audio guide app is available for iPhone, Android, and Windows phones. The tour can be found on the izi.TRAVEL app, which is available for download below. Once the izi.TRAVEL app is downloaded, you can find the "Rye Beach Block" Walking Tour. See the how-to instructions below.

Download the app user instructions here.

izi.TRAVEL Apps for Rye, NH

Once you download the izi.Travel app, search for “Rye Beach Block.”


Rye ‘Round the Rocks Self-Guided Tour

Herb Philbrick’s store, Rye, NH

The Rye Historical Society also has a Self-Guided Tour of Rye, New Hampshire, available as a download or printed in our museum. This tour covers about 7 miles of Rye’s historic sites.

Download the Rye ‘Round the Rocks Self-Guided Tour Map and Legend here.

Below is a Rye ‘Round the Rocks map made in Google My Maps


self-guided tour of Selected roadside family graveyards

There are 59 Family Graveyards scattered throughout Rye, many of which can be visited without entering onto private property. For a comprehensive history of Rye’s graveyards, the development of the Central Cemetery, and contact information about adopting one of these sites, please visit the Rye Heritage Commission’s website.

Download site list

Download Map