Local Attraction
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Attractions:
- The Covered Bridges of Carroll County: dozens within an afternoon drive
- Bretton Woods: Site of the 1945 World Monetary Conference and home to the Mount Washington Hotel, one of the "Grande Dames" of Victorian hotels
- Frankenstein Trestle: One of the oldest, longest and highest mountain train trestles in the world
- Mount Washington's Cog Railroad: oldest cog railway in the world, it goes to the summit
- Crawford Notch: Location of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Great Carbuncle
- White Mountain National Forest
- Mount Washington
- Crawford Notch
- Museums/Galleries: Art galleries – individual and collective galleries throughout the valley
- Music Festivals/Concerts: Live music in venues every night of the week, year round – The Mount Washington Valley is home to a wide range of talented musicians and music ranging from classical, to pop classics, to folk, to Celtic traditions and innovations, to rock
- Mount Washington Valley Players
- The Barnstormers
- "Art" Movie House
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Activities:
- Hiking: Thousands of miles of hiking, including the Appalachian Trail, and the Crawford and Davis Paths
- Snowshoeing: Snowshoeing trails – back-country and groomed trail systems abound
- Fishing
- Canoeing/Kayaking
- Swimming
- Skiing - Downhill: Minutes to 5 major downhill ski areas (Attitash/Bear Peak, Bretton Woods, Cranmore, Wildcat, Cannon)
- Skiing - Cross Country: A short drive to hundreds of kilometers of cross-country skiing (Jackson Ski Touring, Bear Notch Ski Touring, Great Glen Trails, Bretton Woods, Mount Washington Valley Ski Touring)
- Mountain climbing: Rock- and ice-climbing at venues such as Frankenstein Cliff, and Cathedral and White Horse Ledges
- Shopping: Handicrafts stores, ranging from juried exhibitions to the individually eclectic
- Fine Dining
- Restaurants: In addition to Notchland's own acclaimed 5-course dinners, there are wonderful restaurants throughout the valley, ranging from traditional New England boiled dinners, to Italian, French, Indian, Chinese and Mexican ethnic cuisine, to simple aprés-ski fare.
- Outlet Stores: More than 175 tax-free factory outlet stores
- Antique Shopping: Antique shops – hundreds of dealers represented in private and co-op shops
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