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It is impossible to spend time in New Hampshire and not be inspired by its natural beauty, historic charm, and most of all, its people. As Robert Frost (whose home in Derry is now a State Park) put it “We love the things we love for what they are.”
On the map, New Hampshire seems a small state, but its diverse regions offer a variety of destinations for the visitor—from wide sandy ocean beaches to the soaring peaks of the highest mountains in Northeast. Between stone wall-lined roads flow quintessential New England villages, culturally rich cities, miles of scenic forests and parks, inviting lakes, flowing rural landscapes, and friendly.
From the mills that still loom above the Merrimack River, to the white clapboard hill towns in the shadow of Mt. Monadnock, to the grand hotels that encircle Mt. Washington, New Hampshire’s past remains a vibrant part of its present. A place where traditions run deep, New Hampshire celebrates its history in interesting ways: from tiny local museums, to vast historic areas preserved for future generations--and these traditions are waiting for the visitor.
A good starting place to understand what makes The Granite State so special is Strawberry Banke Museum. Edward Hilton established a settlement in Dover around 1623, and by 1630 Strawberry Banke and the Puddle Dock area were founded in what is modern-day Portsmouth. That area now features the Strawberry Banke Museum, offering a view of how those early settlers lived, as well as period gardens, crafts, and costumed interpreters. The threads of the past run deep in this seafaring port, with other historic homes and museums open to the public. The best way to discover Portsmouth is to take the Harbour Trail walking tour through the heart of the old city, as well as its gift shops, restaurants, and cafes.
For the next half century, the Granite State remained an agricultural world, with family farms growing on the hillsides, and in the valleys. A great Shaker community thrived on 1,000 acre farm to the north of Concord, and today more than 25 buildings survive at Canterbury Shaker Village historic site, with guided tours, a Shaker-inspired restaurant and a gift shop
Some of the great names in American history called New Hampshire home, and their lives are explored at State Historic Parks. The great statesman and orator, Daniel Webster, began life in a two-room frame house in the Lakes Region in1782. Today the site in Franklin is open to the public for tours. In the Monadnock Region, visitors can see the world that New Hampshire’s only U.S. President grew up in at Hillsborough’s Franklin Pierce Homestead.
The landscape offers a wealth of outdoor recreation opportunities during any season:
The spring brings wildflowers and greenery to the Granite State. During the warm days to still-cold nights sap flows through the maple trees, to be harvested and boiled into the sweetness of maple syrup. The spring runoff makes for exciting whitewater kayaking, as anglers cast their lines in the river.
It is impossible to spend time in New Hampshire and not be inspired by its natural beauty, historic charm, and most of all, its people. As Robert Frost (whose home in Derry is now a State Park) put it “We love the things we love for what they are.”
On the map, New Hampshire seems a small state, but its diverse regions offer a variety of destinations for the visitor—from wide sandy ocean beaches to the soaring peaks of the highest mountains in Northeast. Between stone wall-lined roads flow quintessential New England villages, culturally rich cities, miles of scenic forests and parks, inviting lakes, flowing rural landscapes, and friendly.
From the mills that still loom above the Merrimack River, to the white clapboard hill towns in the shadow of Mt. Monadnock, to the grand hotels that encircle Mt. Washington, New Hampshire’s past remains a vibrant part of its present. A place where traditions run deep, New Hampshire celebrates its history in interesting ways: from tiny local museums, to vast historic areas preserved for future generations--and these traditions are waiting for the visitor.
A good starting place to understand what makes The Granite State so special is Strawberry Banke Museum. Edward Hilton established a settlement in Dover around 1623, and by 1630 Strawberry Banke and the Puddle Dock area were founded in what is modern-day Portsmouth. That area now features the Strawberry Banke Museum, offering a view of how those early settlers lived, as well as period gardens, crafts, and costumed interpreters. The threads of the past run deep in this seafaring port, with other historic homes and museums open to the public. The best way to discover Portsmouth is to take the Harbour Trail walking tour through the heart of the old city, as well as its gift shops, restaurants, and cafes.
For the next half century, the Granite State remained an agricultural world, with family farms growing on the hillsides, and in the valleys. A great Shaker community thrived on 1,000 acre farm to the north of Concord, and today more than 25 buildings survive at Canterbury Shaker Village historic site, with guided tours, a Shaker-inspired restaurant and a gift shop
Some of the great names in American history called New Hampshire home, and their lives are explored at State Historic Parks. The great statesman and orator, Daniel Webster, began life in a two-room frame house in the Lakes Region in1782. Today the site in Franklin is open to the public for tours. In the Monadnock Region, visitors can see the world that New Hampshire’s only U.S. President grew up in at Hillsborough’s Franklin Pierce Homestead.
The landscape offers a wealth of outdoor recreation opportunities during any season:
The spring brings wildflowers and greenery to the Granite State. During the warm days to still-cold nights sap flows through the maple trees, to be harvested and boiled into the sweetness of maple syrup. The spring runoff makes for exciting whitewater kayaking, as anglers cast their lines in the river.