Top attractions in New Hampshire
56 national parks, ski areas, museums, landmarks and natural wonders in New Hampshire, each with when to go, where to stay and what’s nearby. Ranked by how many people look them up and how many visit.
The 20 top attractions in New Hampshire
An even mix of how many people read about each place and, where it’s counted, how many visit.
Conway Scenic Railroad Scenic railway · in Conway, NH19Kreaders a year7
White Mountain National Forest National forest · 9 mi from Bartlett, NH19Kreaders a year8
Story Land Theme park · in Bartlett, NH14Kreaders a year9
Franconia Notch State Park State park · in Lincoln, NH12Kreaders a year10
Cannon Mountain Ski area · in Franconia, NH11Kreaders a year11
Flume Gorge Waterfall · in Lincoln, NH11Kreaders a year12
Willey House, New Hampshire Landmark · 10 mi from Carroll, NH11Kreaders a year13
SNHU Arena Stadium & arena · in Manchester, NH9.5Kreaders a year14
Strawbery Banke Museum · in Portsmouth, NH9.1Kreaders a year15
Santa's Village Theme park · in Jefferson, NH8.8Kreaders a year16
Fort William and Mary Landmark · in New Castle, NH6.9Kreaders a year17Clark's Bears Attraction · in Lincoln, NH6.2Kreaders a year18
Waterville Valley Resort Ski area · in Waterville Valley, NH5.8Kreaders a year19Attitash Mountain Resort Ski area · in Bartlett, NH5.5Kreaders a year20
Canterbury Shaker Village Museum · in Canterbury, NH5.5Kreaders a yearPhoto credits
Mount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0
Biggest ski areas
Vertical drop, from OpenSkiMap.
Cannon Mountain Ski area · in Franconia, NH2,201 ft104 runs2
Loon Mountain Resort Ski area · in Lincoln, NH2,189 ft80 runs3
Wildcat Mountain Ski area · 6 mi from Jackson, NH2,026 ft50 runs4
Waterville Valley Resort Ski area · in Waterville Valley, NH1,990 ft84 runs5Attitash Mountain Resort Ski area · in Bartlett, NH1,662 ft85 runs6
Mount Sunapee Ski area · in Newbury, NH1,469 ft77 runs7Tenney Mountain Resort Ski area · in Plymouth, NH1,406 ft54 runs8Bretton Woods Ski Area Ski area · in Bethlehem, NH1,395 ft90 runs9Gunstock Recreation Area Ski area · in Gilford, NH1,305 ft73 runs10
Cranmore Mountain Resort Ski area · in Conway, NH1,127 ft60 runsBy type
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Every attraction in New Hampshire
56 attractions
Mount Washington Mountain · 9 mi from Jackson, NH256Kreaders a year2
Lake Winnipesaukee Lake · in Alton, NH72Kreaders a year3
Mount Monadnock Mountain · in Jaffrey, NH53Kreaders a year4
America's Stonehenge Ancient site · in Salem, NH34Kreaders a year5
Canobie Lake Park Theme park · in Salem, NH19Kreaders a year6
Conway Scenic Railroad Scenic railway · in Conway, NH19Kreaders a year7
White Mountain National Forest National forest · 9 mi from Bartlett, NH19Kreaders a year8
Story Land Theme park · in Bartlett, NH14Kreaders a year9
Franconia Notch State Park State park · in Lincoln, NH12Kreaders a year10
Cannon Mountain Ski area · in Franconia, NH11Kreaders a year11
Flume Gorge Waterfall · in Lincoln, NH11Kreaders a year12
Willey House, New Hampshire Landmark · 10 mi from Carroll, NH11Kreaders a year13
SNHU Arena Stadium & arena · in Manchester, NH9.5Kreaders a year14
Strawbery Banke Museum · in Portsmouth, NH9.1Kreaders a year15
Santa's Village Theme park · in Jefferson, NH8.8Kreaders a year16
Fort William and Mary Landmark · in New Castle, NH6.9Kreaders a year17Clark's Bears Attraction · in Lincoln, NH6.2Kreaders a year18
Waterville Valley Resort Ski area · in Waterville Valley, NH5.8Kreaders a year19Attitash Mountain Resort Ski area · in Bartlett, NH5.5Kreaders a year20
Canterbury Shaker Village Museum · in Canterbury, NH5.5Kreaders a year21
Loon Mountain Resort Ski area · in Lincoln, NH5.1Kreaders a year22
Currier Museum of Art Museum · in Manchester, NH4.7Kreaders a year23
Fort at Number 4 Museum · in Charlestown, NH4.4Kreaders a year24Bretton Woods Ski Area Ski area · in Bethlehem, NH4Kreaders a year25
Hood Museum of Art Museum · in Hanover, NH3.7Kreaders a year26
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center Museum · in Concord, NH50Kvisitors27
Mack's Apples Garden · in Londonderry, NH3.3Kreaders a year28
Cranmore Mountain Resort Ski area · in Conway, NH2.9Kreaders a year29
Wildcat Mountain Ski area · 6 mi from Jackson, NH2.6Kreaders a year30
Mount Sunapee Ski area · in Newbury, NH2.6Kreaders a year31
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park National Historical Park · in Cornish, NH28Kvisitors 202532
Enfield Shaker Museum Museum · in Enfield, NH2.2Kreaders a year33
Moffatt-Ladd House Museum · in Portsmouth, NH2.2Kreaders a year34Dartmouth Skiway Ski area · in Lyme, NH1.8Kreaders a year35
American Independence Museum Museum · in Exeter, NH1.8Kreaders a year36
Richard Jackson House Museum · in Portsmouth, NH1.8Kreaders a year37Applecrest Farm Orchards Garden · in Hampton Falls, NH1.8Kreaders a year38Pats Peak Ski area · in Henniker, NH1.5Kreaders a year39
Andres Institute of Art Museum · in Brookline, NH1.5Kreaders a year40
Portsmouth Athenæum Museum · in Portsmouth, NH1.5Kreaders a year41Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride Ski area · in Bennington, NH1.1Kreaders a year42
Ragged Mountain Resort Ski area · in Danbury, NH1.1Kreaders a year43
MacPheadris-Warner House Museum · in Portsmouth, NH1.1Kreaders a year44Squam Lakes Natural Science Center Zoo & aquarium · in Holderness, NH1.1Kreaders a year45Whaleback Mountain Ski area · in Enfield, NH46Greeley Park Garden · in Nashua, NH47
Aviation Museum of New Hampshire Museum · in Londonderry, NH48Tenney Mountain Resort Ski area · in Plymouth, NH49
Fuller Gardens Garden · in North Hampton, NH50
Winnipesaukee Playhouse Theatre · in Meredith, NH51
New Hampshire Farm Museum Museum · in Milton, NH52Contoocook River Amusement Park Theme park · in Concord, NH53
Rochester Museum of Fine Arts Museum · in Rochester, NH54Black Mountain Ski area · in Jackson, NH55Gunstock Recreation Area Ski area · in Gilford, NHBenson's Wild Animal Farm Theme park · in Hudson, NHClosedHow we rank: an even mix of how many people read about each place on Wikipedia (a typical month, so one viral week can’t sway it) and, where it’s counted, how many visit (National Park Service for park units, else Wikidata, last 5 years). Places without a visitor count rank on readers alone. Closed, destroyed and private places stay listed but aren’t ranked. Sources: National Park Service · OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia.
Attractions in New Hampshire
What are the top attractions in New Hampshire?
Mount Washington, Lake Winnipesaukee, Mount Monadnock, America's Stonehenge and Canobie Lake Park, ranked by how many people read about them and, where counted, how many visit.
What is the most visited attraction in New Hampshire?
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, with about 28,451 visitors in 2025 (National Park Service).
How many national parks are in New Hampshire?
None. New Hampshire has 1 other National Park Service site.