How about exploring New Hampshire?

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Hampton Beach -

New Hampshire is not just about mountains and forests. Though its seacoast is the shortest found in any state (just 28 kilometers, or 18 miles, long), beachgoers can seek solace at Hampton Beach, a band of sand located 24 km (15 mi) south of Portsmouth. A popular tourist draw, Hampton offers up a boardwalk along which stand shops, boutiques, and several seasonal hotels. The Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, opened in 1899, remains a first-class live music venue and has hosted many famous acts, including Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Janis Joplin, The Beach Boys, and U2.

 

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Currier Museum of Art -

Manchester, New Hampshire's most populous city, is where you'll find the excellent Currier Museum of Art, founded in 1929. Currier's collections are significant in their rarity and diversity. The more than 15,000 works feature paintings, sculpture, antique furnishings, and decorative art.

 

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Currier collections -

Works by New England artists such as John Singleton Copley hang alongside masterpieces created by the likes of Constable, Monet, Matisse, and Picasso.

 

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Zimmerman House -

The museum provides access to the Zimmerman House, built in 1951 at 223 Heather Street by influential American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Created in his own unique Usonian style, this is the only Wright-designed building in New England open to the public.

 

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Lake Winnipesaukee -

The shining star in New Hampshire's Lakes Region, Lake Winnipesaukee is dotted with no less than 264 islands. Numerous bays and harbors are set along its rim, with the west side of the lake the most developed. Pictured is the view from Mount Major overlooking Winnipesaukee with the Belknap Mountains in the background.

 

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The Loon Center and Markus Wildlife Sanctuary -

Set on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee is the Loon Center and Markus Wildlife Sanctuary in Moultonborough. The sanctuary preserves the welfare of the loon, an aquatic bird represented in North America by five different species, including the red-throated loon (pictured). The bird is known as a diver in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in northern Eurasia.

 

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Mount Chocorua -

Located in the White Mountains is Mount Chocorua, the summit of which is a picturesque cone and the focus of numerous photographs. If you're lucky, the aurora borealis, or northern lights, will enhance your pictures during winter visits with a spectacular illuminated sky dance.

 

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Mount Washington Cog Railway -

New Hampshire can claim the highest peak in the Northeastern United States—Mount Washington. The easiest way to reach its 1,916-m (6,288-ft) summit is on the Cog, the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway.

Wow usa number one again. Good to know this place. I have never been there.

 

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Woodman Institute -

Always worth exploring is the Woodman Institute, located at Dover. A museum dedicated to history, science, and the arts, the facility is centered on Woodman House. It's crammed with interesting curios and artifacts, historical items that include the saddle in which President Abraham Lincoln rode to review troops shortly before his assassination.

 

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Appalachian Trail -

The legendary Appalachian Trail passes through 14 states, including New Hampshire, which is great news for visiting hikers who want to cross off this famous scenic footway from their must-walk list. Pictured is a hiker looking back at New Hampshire just before she crosses into Maine, the last state on the trail heading North.

 

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Robert Frost Farm -

Though born in San Francisco, Robert Frost (1874–1963), one of America's most esteemed poets, spent much of his life in the New England, drawing on rural life in the region for inspiration. The Robert Frost Farm Historic Site in Derry was home to Robert Frost and his family from 1900–1911. Tours, displays, a nature/poetry trail, programs, and poetry readings are all available at the park.

 

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Connecticut River Valley -

New Hampshire is renowned the world over for its amazing fall foliage that transforms the landscape during September and early October. Some of the best leaf-peeping opportunities can be had by driving along the Connecticut River up the west side of the state.

 

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Story Land -

If you're in Glen and traveling with youngsters, give them a treat by stopping off at Story Land, a wonderful theme park crammed full of imaginative rides, attractions, and play areas that will appeal to toddlers and teens. The Living Shores Aquarium is a recent addition to the activities program.