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Attractions near Northwood

Leave Northwood for Lake Winnipesaukee, 27 mi away

Lowell National Historical Park sees about 103K visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 44 places within 40 miles, none inside Northwood. The commonest are 25 museums, 4 ski areas and 3 gardens. Day-trippers head 54 mi out to Walden Pond.

Attractions nearby
160
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Lake Winnipesaukee
National park units
9
parks & monuments
Ski areas
12
Waterville Valley Resort
Lake · 27 mi north

Lake Winnipesaukee

Lake in New Hampshire, United States of America.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to find them

The list reaches out to Lowell Memorial Auditorium, 39 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

Place after place

Here are the 160 places within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

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

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

Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Stadium: Nick Allen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bunker Hill Monument: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boston Common: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0 · Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old State House: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · America's Stonehenge: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nickerson Field: Pjorg at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cassin Young: ROxBo at English Wikipedia, Public domain · New England Aquarium: Robert Stern from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paul Revere House: surlygirl, CC BY 2.0 · John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boston Navy Yard: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Peabody Essex Museum: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Canobie Lake Park: Alex1961, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Boston Public Garden: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Heritage Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Boston Athenæum: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Science: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Art Museums: Daderot, Public domain · Pioneer Village: EKS1966 (talk)Erik K. Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lexington Battle Green: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Waterville Valley Resort: MConradWard, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Orchard House: User:victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial: Bobak at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Minute Man National Historical Park: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern Point Light: Esc861, Public domain · Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway: Hellogreenway, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SNHU Arena: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · Revere Beach: Reveah-patriot at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5 · Orpheum Theatre: Jim Reynolds from Akron, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Salem Willows Park: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Sunapee: User:Josephbrophy, Public domain · Seashore Trolley Museum: Rene Schwietzke from Jena, Germany, CC BY 2.0 · Boon Island Light: Originally uploaded by Dk69, Public domain · Colonial Theatre, Boston: Bing from Boston, United States, CC BY 2.0 · MIT Museum: S5A-0043, CC BY 4.0 · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Cranmore Mountain Resort: Davidafranklin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort William and Mary: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Museum of Natural History: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sean Collier Memorial: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wilbur Theatre: takomabibelot, CC BY 2.0 · Canterbury Shaker Village: SayCheeeeeese, Public domain · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fruitlands Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Funtown Splashtown USA: Paulec252, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lowell National Historical Park: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · Paper House: Daderot, Public domain · Addison Gallery of American Art: Daderot, Public domain · Boston National Historical Park: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Currier Museum of Art: Struthious Bandersnatch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Comparative Zoology: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wachusett Mountain Ski Area: Whit Andrews, CC BY 2.0 · African Meeting House: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., Public domain · DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park: Jeff Egnaczyk from Brookline, MA, CC BY 2.0 · Lowell Memorial Auditorium: Emw, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palace Playland: Andrew Malone, CC BY 2.0 · Stone Zoo: Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Constitution Museum: Goyaz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ragged Mountain Resort: Tom Morgan, Public domain · Cape Ann Museum: M2545, CC0 · Mack's Apples: Brian Kanowsky, CC BY 2.0 · McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center: Starhop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boston African American National Historic Site: The original uploader was Swampyank at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Charles Playhouse: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0 · Salem Maritime National Historical Park: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Film Archive: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Paramount Theatre: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rose Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Concord Museum: openroads.com, CC BY 2.0 · Cutler Majestic Theatre: Swativ28, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Enfield Shaker Museum: Neil.m.young, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gibson House Museum: Adam Lenhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moffatt-Ladd House: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Monument Square: Needsmoreritalin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Peabody Museum of Salem: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sarah Orne Jewett House: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbot Hall: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Armenian Museum of America: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Ogunquit Museum of American Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Richard Jackson House: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · American Independence Museum: DebraHardy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andres Institute of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Boston Museum: Gleasons Pictorial, Public domain · Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East: Daderot, Public domain · Munroe Tavern: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parker Tavern: Swampyank at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Western Promenade: Namiba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Central Square Theater: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles River Museum of Industry: Scortch1966, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fitchburg Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Glen Magna Farms: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Icon Museum and Study Center: Victor Grigas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Portsmouth Athenæum: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology: Mgandsi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Aviation Museum of New Hampshire: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum: Ray Bernoff, Public domain · Lynn Heritage State Park: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · MacPheadris-Warner House: Unknown photographer, Public domain · New England Quilt Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Schwamb Mill: Tim Pierce, CC BY 3.0 · The Stevens-Coolidge Place: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willowbrook Museum Village: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Winthrop Square: EdJohnston, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bartlett Museum, Inc.: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Capt. Edward Durant House: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Case Estates: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Maine: Kitetails, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Doyle Community Park & Center: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fuller Gardens: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of Peace: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Golden Ball Tavern: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Jones Tavern: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · New Hampshire Farm Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Payson Park: Daderot, Public domain · Rochester Museum of Fine Arts: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wenham Museum: Eteethan, CC BY 4.0 · Winnipesaukee Playhouse: Alexa15224, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beaver Brook Association: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of African Culture: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0

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