New Hampshire’s 400-year-old Maritime communities are about an hour north of Boston. This oceanside region is renowned for quaint, small towns, well-preserved colonial architecture, long sand beaches, waterfront dining, and a diverse variety of unique attractions for every visitor category, notably including couples and families.  Portsmouth, pictured below left, has more seats in restaurants, many overlooking its working harbor, than its approximately 25,000 restaurants, and the population of Hampton Beach, at right, above and below, swells from 2,500 residents to more than 100,000 beach lovers on summer weekends.