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Attractions near Franconia

The one place to visit in Franconia is Cannon Mountain

Visitors to Franconia can choose from 11 ski areas, 2 theme parks and a mountain. We list one place to visit inside Franconia and 23 within 40 miles. A drive of 43 mi brings you to Lake Winnipesaukee.

Attractions nearby
48
within 60 miles
The big one
17 mi
Mount Washington
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Ski areas
19
Cannon Mountain
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Mountain · 17 mi northeast

Mount Washington

Highest mountain in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The places, mapped

Winnipesaukee Playhouse marks the outer edge, 38 mi away.

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Orange: Franconia. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Everything on the list

The one inside Franconia comes first, then 47 more within 60 miles.

The places inside Franconia lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Franconia → · Franconia’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Cannon Mountain: Mikespenard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White Mountain National Forest: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Story Land: AnotherMaker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Franconia Notch State Park: Stephen Sokolowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flume Gorge: MyCatIsAChonk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Willey House, New Hampshire: alans1948, CC BY 2.0 · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Loon Mountain Resort: Own work, Public domain · Santa's Village: Alex McLeod, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cranmore Mountain Resort: Davidafranklin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Burke Mountain Resort: Patrick McCaffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wildcat Mountain: Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain · Saskadena Six: Jared C. Benedict, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hood Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Ragged Mountain Resort: Tom Morgan, Public domain · Pleasant Mountain: Denmarkmaine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Landsc, Public domain · Enfield Shaker Museum: Neil.m.young, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maine Mineral and Gem Museum: Amandabachand, CC BY-SA 4.0 · St. Johnsbury Athenaeum: Gopats92 Jonathan Leo Connor, CC BY 3.0 · Vermont Granite Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Montshire Museum of Science: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Willowbrook Museum Village: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum: Jegelewicz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Hampshire Farm Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sullivan Museum and History Center: SMHCNorwich, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Main Street Museum: Main Street Museum, CC BY 3.0 · Winnipesaukee Playhouse: Alexa15224, CC BY-SA 3.0

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