New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire State Flag

"The Granite State"

"White Mountain State"

Why visit New Hampshire?

A year round destination for outdoor lovers to enjoy birdwatching, boating, camping, canoeing, charming small towns, colonial architecture, dog sledding, fall foliage, fishing, forests, golfing, hiking, hunting, kayaking, lakes, motor sports, mountains, museums, natural landscape, outdoor sports, seacoast, scenic drives, skiing, snowmobiling and water sports.

White Mountains, NH. Photo Credit: David Mark/Pixabay 

At a Glance

• Capital: Concord 
• State Bird: Purple Finch
• State Dessert: None
• State Flower: Purple Lilac
• State Gemstone: Smoky Quartz 
• State Mammal: White Tailed Deer 
• State Rock: Granite

Fun Facts

• In 1719, the first potato planted in our country was in Londonderry.
• In 2001, Dean Kamen invented the Segway. 
  
• Amoskeag Manufacturing Company (Manchester) was the largest cotton textile plant in the world. 
  
• Oldest and longest covered bridge (449'5" long) is the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge between between Cornish, NH and Windsor, VT.
• Features 1 National Forest and 65 State Parks.
  

Upper Garwin Falls, Wilton, NH. Photo Credit: Leonard Van Hirtum/Pixabay 

Thank You!

• Spotlight Celebrities: Alan Shepard (Astronaut), Franklin Pierce (Late President), Ilene Woods (Actress), Mandy Moore (Actress) and Wilson Bethel (Actor), just to name a few.
• Movies to Inspire You: In Your Eyes (2014), Jumanji (1995), On Golden Pond (1981), The Good Son (1993) and The Skulls (2000), just to name a few.
• Reads Set in New Hampshire: A History of the New Hampshire Abenaki (written by Bruce D Heald PhD), Newport New Hampshire in Time and Place (written by Mary Lou McGuire) and The Granite State (written by Ronald Jager), just to name a few.

Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. Photo Credit: 1778011/Pixabay 

Good to Know

• Snowmobilers are required to obtain a registration permit from each state crossed.
• Insects are known to carry Eastern Equine Encephalitis, Lyme Disease and West Nile Virus.
• Locally heard, "notch" refers to a gap between mountain peaks.
• "So don't I" is said in agreement contrary to the words by locals.
  
• Has no general sales tax or income tax. However, they do impose taxes on: business, investments, lodging, meals, tolls and vehicles.
  
• Only state that does not require adults to wear vehicle seat belts or mandate a helmet.
• Early autumn and summer you'll find Sugaring Off Open Houses (sap collected from sugar maple trees in sap cabins).
• Fall Foliage peaks around mid October.

Subject to hurricane, snowstorms and tornadoes.

• Best Time to Visit: June - September
• Coldest Month: January
• Hottest Month: July 
• Peak Season: June - August

Laconia, NH. Photo Credit: 1778011/Pixabay 

Your Must-See & Do

• Historical Sites: Abbott Bridge, America's Stonehenge, Amherst Village Historic District, Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site, Birthplace of Mary Baker Eddy, Blow-Me-Down Grange, Boom Piers, Boscawen-Canterbury Bridge, Bound Rock, Burleyville Railroad Depot, Canterbury Shaker Village, Cheshire Railroad Stone Arch Bridge, Contoocook Railroad Covered Bridge, Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, Dana King House, Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site, District No 5 Schoolhouse, East Candia Warming Hut, Endicott Rock State Historic Site, First Free Public Library in America, First Garrison in Concord New Hampshire, Folsom Tavern, Fort at Number 4, Fort Constitution Historic Site, Fort McClary State Historic Site, Fort Stark State Historic Site, Franconia Iron Furnace, Franklin Pierce Homestead State Historic Site, Frank Lloyd Wright's Zimmerman House, Frank Pierce Carpenter House, Gerrish Depot, Governor John Langdon House, Governor Wentworth Historic Site, Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site, H.H. Holmes Birthplace, Historic Harrisville, Jackson House, Jaffrey Mills, Jake's House, Laconia B&M Railroad Station, Lexington Common National Historic Site, Madame Sherri House, Major General John Sullivan Memorial, Matthew Thornton House, Merci Train Boxcar, Milton Town House, Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden, Monson Center, Nashua Historic District, New Hampshire Historical Society, NH Audubon's Ash Cottage, NH Historical Marker 211, Newington Old Parsonage, Nissitissit Bridge, North Hampton Town Hall, North Weare Schoolhouse, Nottingham State Historic Marker, Old Allenstown Meeting House, Old Man of the Mountain Historic Site, Old Webster Meeting House, Onway Lake Dam, Pembroke Clock Tower, Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Portsmouth Historical Society's John Paul Jones House, Railroad Bridge, Redstone Historic Monument, Robert Frost Farm State Historic Site, Rundlet May House, Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salmon Portland Chase, Smyth Tower, Somersworth Hotel, Stone Arch Bridge, Stratton & Co Flour Mill, Suncook Village Historical Marker, Taylor Mill State Historic Site, The Bridges House, The Pierce Manse, Thunder Bridge, Tip Top House, Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse, Uncle Sam's House, Upham Walker House, Upper Elementary School, Warner House, Washington Seventh Day Adventist Church, Weeks Brick House, Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, White Island State Historic Site, William Hale House, Willey House, Wiswall Falls Mill Site and Ye Olde Meeting House.
• Museums: American Independence Museum, Atkinson Historical Society, Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, Bedford Historical Society, Campton Historical Society, Canaan Historical Museum, Carey House Museum, Children's Museum of New Hampshire, Claremont Historical Society, Currier Museum of Art, Derry Museum of History, Enfield Shaker Museum, Exeter Historical Society, Fitts Museum, Fort Stark, Gilmanton Academy, Goffstown Historical Society, Gorham Historical Society, Hills House, Hood Museum of Art, Jefferson Historical Society Museum, Lake Winnipesaukee Historical, Little Red Schoolhouse, Loudon Historical Society, Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum, McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, Melville Academy Museum, Meredith Historical Society Museum, Mount Washington Observatory Weather Discovery Center, Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum, Museum of Farmington History, Museum of the White Mountains,New England Ski Museum, New Hampshire Boat Museum, New Hampshire Farm Museum, New Hampshire Historical Society, New Hampshire Telephone Museum, Old Tool Museum, Plainfield Historical Society, Poore Family Homestead Historic Farm Museum, Railroad Caboose Museum, Raymond Historical Museum, Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, Rindge Historical Society, Russell-Colbath House, Salisbury Historical Society, Sandwich Historical Society, Seacoast Science Center, SEE Science Center, Strawbery Banke Museum, Sugar Hill Historical Museum, The Frost Place, The Libby Museum, The Stone School, Tuck Museum of Hampton History, USS Albacore Museum, Washington Historical Society, Webster Cottage, Woodman Museum, Wright Museum of World War II and Zimmerman House.
• Popular Attractions: America's Stonehenge, Abenaki Indian Shop & Camp, Canaan Fair Speedway, Cannon Mountain, Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, Canobie Lake Park, Canterbury Shaker Village, Carlton Covered Bridge, Castle in the Clouds, Civil War Soldier's Monument, Clark's Bears, Clough State Park, Colony Mill Marketplace, Conway Scenic Railroad, Crawford Notch State Park, Diana's Baths, Echo Lake State Park, Flume Gorge, Franconia Notch State Park, Funspot, Gile Schoolhouse, Great Island Common, Hampton Beach, Hampton Salt Marsh Conservation Area, Henniker Historical Society, Hobo Railroad, Holocaust Memorial, Hunt Castle, Ice Castles, Isles of Shoals, I Still Love You Chicken Farmer, Jenness State Beach, Kahuna Laguna Indoor Water Park, Kimball Castle, Lake Winnipesaukee, Lee Speedway, Livermore Falls, Loon Mountain, Madame Sherri Forest, Monadnock Speedway, Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson, Mount Monadnock, Mount Washington, New England Dragway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, North Beach, Odiorne State Park, Old Man of the Mountain, Old North Cemetery, Polar Caves Park, Pollyanna Statue, Portsmouth African Burying Ground, Rattlesnake Island, Santa's Village, Seabrook Dunes & Beach, Silver Lake State Park, Slate Covered Bridge, Star Island, Story Land, Strawbery Banke, Presidential Range, Squam Lake, Star Speedway, The Fells Historic Estate & Gardens, The Mount Washington Cog Railway, Water Country Water Park, Waterville Valley, Waukewan Beach, Wellington State Beach, Whale's Tale Waterpark, White Lake State Park and White Mountain National Forest.
• Popular Cities/Towns to Visit: Concord, Derry, Hanover, Harrisville, Jackson, Keene, Laconia, Lebanon, Littleton, Loudon, Manchester, Meredith, Nashua, North Conway,  Peterborough, Pittsburg, Portsmouth, Rye and Tilton.
• Special Events: (January) New Hampshire Sanctioned & Jackson Invitational Snow Sculpting Event, (February) Keene Ice & Snow Festival, (March) Maple Sugaring, (May) New Hampshire Restaurant Week, (June) Fields of Lupine Festival, Motorcycle Week, (July) Hillsborough Balloon Fest & Fair, Prescott Park Arts Festival, (August) Hampton Beach Children's Festival, North Country Moose Festival, (September) Hampton Beach Seafood Festival, New Hampshire Highland Games, (October) Annual Art Walk Weekend, Pumpkin Festival, Riverfire and (December) Candlelight Stroll.

Kancamagus Scenic Byway "The Kanc", NH. Photo Credit: usmc0491/Pixabay 

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