Small Town Beauty in New Hampshire

Among the friendliest and most walkable small towns in the state is Exeter. Its lovely main street is lined with boutiques, bookstores, galleries, and restaurants.

Enjoy the Exeter Inn, a historic colonial inn, and have dinner on the Squamscott River.

In the wintertime outdoor activities include snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, sledding, and snowman-making competitions.

During the summer, enjoy boating on the river.

If you like wildlife, visit the town that has almost as many moose as people, Gorham.

At Moose Brook State Park, you can get moose tours.

Enjoy walking the Imp Trail loop.

You can enjoy hiking, swimming, and whitewater rafting along the Saco and Androscoggin Rivers.

A favorite vacation destination, Hampton Beach is a resort town. (pictured above) When the days warm up, the beach is a destination for many who live in the state.

Stroll the boardwalk and enjoy the sea and the sand.

Located in the Monadnock region, Hancock is a small town where almost every building in the town center is on the National Register of Historic Places.

At the meeting house dating back to the 1800s, the Revere & Son’s bell rings throughout the day, chiming the hours.

Visitors enjoy staying at the Hancock Inn, built in 1789, which is the oldest inn in the state.

Located in the Upper Valley on the Connecticut River, Hanover is home to Dartmouth College.

Visit the Dartmouth College campus.

Visit the Billings Farm and Museum.

Outdoor lovers can enjoy the Storrs Pond Recreation Area.

A small town close to the White Mountains, Jackson is for outdoor lovers.

You can go hiking through meadows and enjoy waterfalls. See Jackson Falls.

Nearby are the Wildcat and Black Mountains.

Families can visit Story Land, a theme park for children where storybook characters come to life.

The town of Lincoln is the base camp of the White Mountains.

Visitors enjoy hiking around the Basin at Franconia Notch State Park. See the lovely Franconia Falls.

Take a ride on the Hobo Railroad.

The town of Littleton has a main street lined with quaint colonial buildings.

Visit the Chutter’s Candy Store with the longest candy counter in the country.

The lovely town of Meredith sits in the heart of the Lake Region. This town offers tax-free shopping.

The town is close to Lake Winnipesaukee, Winnisquam, Waukewan, Wicwas, Newfound Lake, Winona, and Squam Lake, among others. Recreation includes water skiing, wakeboarding, boating, or swimming.

In the summer, visitors come for arts and crafts festivals, fishing derbies, concerts, nature tours, and more.

Located in the Mount Washington Valley, North Conway is a town from which you can embark on outdoor adventures.

Enjoy the antique and craft shops and restaurants at the Settler's Green Outlet Village.

Enjoy exploring the surrounding pristine forest.

Peterborough is a thriving art community. Visitors can enjoy concerts, live theater performances, exhibitions, gallery displays, and art workshops.

Take a walk around Temple Mountain.

History lovers enjoy Portsmouth. In the town most buildings date back to the colonial era.

See artifacts from the American Revolution at the American Independence Museum.

Enjoy the living history performances taking visitors back to the colonial era at the Strawberry Banke Museum.

Enjoy a ride in a colonial sailboat on the Piscataqua River.

Sugar Hill is a small town in New Hampshire and is known as the "newest." It was incorporated in 1962, and its name derives from the large groves of sugar maples within the town limits.

Learn about the history of the region at the Sugar Hill Historical Museum.

Hike to the top of Mount Washington or visit the surrounding waterfalls.

Visitors enjoy the huge Flume Gorge.