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New Hampshire Travel Guide |
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Lakes (Winnipesaukee, Squam and more) and the White Mountains are why most visitors come to scenic New Hampshire. |
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Mount Monadnock is the second-most-climbed mountain in the world. More... Lake Winnipesaukee, a veritable inland sea (at least on a New England scale), is a mecca for summer vacationers (including motorcycle clubs), many of whom own cottages on its shores. Much of the White Mountains range is protected in the White Mountains National Forest, with rustic campgrounds, good hiking trails, and enough beautiful scenery to fill days. North Conway, on the eastern side of the range, is the state's skiing and hiking center. Bretton Woods, to the north, is famous for its stately Mount Washington Hotel & Resort. It's also among the favorite New Hampshire ski resorts. Franconia Notch, near Lincoln and North Woodstock to the west, has wonderful dramatic scenery and excellent hiking, camping and skiing. Waterville Valley, just south of Franconia Notch, is an integrated-design, environmentally-friendly ski resort filling a whole beautiful valley. Surprise! New Hampshire has a seacoast! The charming colonial town of Portsmouth, on the border with Maine, is among New England's best towns for dining. Hampton Beach is a honky-tonk beach town straight out of MTV. Northern New Hampshire, up past Mount Washington, has dramatic mountain and lake scenery, especially at Dixville Notch, site of The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel and America's earliest election results. Concord, New Hampshire's capital, is a nice little city with a handsome granite capitol building and some good museums. "Live free or die" says the motto on every auto license plate from New Hampshire. On a vacation, "living free" in New Hampshire is easy—mountains, beaches, lakes, amusements, special activities, skiing, and good hotels and restaurants are all available to the visitor. |
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Dramatic Flume Gorge, Franconia Notch State Park.
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