New Hampshire Travel Guide
Franconia Notch in the White Mountains. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
New Hampshire is the White Mountains: Mount Washington's 1,917 m summit (home of the world's worst weather observatory), the Cog Railway climbing since 1869, and the Kancamagus Highway's 55 km of fall-color glory.
The Lakes Region (Winnipesaukee) and the 29 km of seacoast (Hampton Beach, Portsmouth's Strawbery Banke) cover summer. The first-in-the-nation primary keeps the politics lively every four years.
Destinations in New Hampshire
Mount WashingtonThe Cog Railway or the drive; the summit weather museum.
Kancamagus HighwayThe 55 km scenic byway; October is peak.- Franconia NotchThe Flume Gorge and the Cannon tramway.
- PortsmouthStrawbery Banke's historic houses and the working waterfront.
- Lake WinnipesaukeeThe M/S Mount Washington cruise and Weirs Beach.
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Top Cities & towns in New Hampshire
Regional food
- Apple cider doughnuts (the fall orchard staple)
- Maple syrup (sugar houses open in March)
- Lobster roll (the seacoast does it too)
Getting there
Manchester (MHT) is the gateway; Boston Logan is often closer for the south. The Whites need a car; the Cog Railway books out in foliage season. No sales tax, no income tax.