New Hampshire Magazine - Best Places New Hampshire 2020
Dear readers and friends,
As summer draws near, the world beckons us to get out and enjoy it. This year, of course, is different, with many attractions and businesses closed until further notice while we work and isolate ourselves out of the coronavirus pandemic. But what a magazine can do better than just about any other medium is deliver the fun, excitement and beauty of our world into your home and your hands. Best Places: New Hampshire, our special May issue, can serve as your dream book while you plan for the better days ahead.
Filled with great stories, lush photography and illustrated maps, Best Places is the next best thing to actually touring the state in person. Don’t miss the 2020 update to Steve Taylor’s famous list of “100 Things You Should Do to Know the Real New Hampshire.”
Be well, be kind and thanks for reading,
Rick Broussard
Editor
Hiking with your dog is a great excuse to get outside, connect with nature and explore all of the beautiful trails New Hampshire has to offer. Chances are your dog will enjoy the sights, smells, fresh air and exercise too.
Let your pup splash in the waves at the beach or enjoy some off-the-leash fun at the park.
The days are gone when traveling with your pet meant staying at roadside motels with stained carpets and curious odors. Here's where to stay (and eat) with your canine companion.
Hauntings are just supernatural reminders that interesting stuff happened in a place long before we arrived. The Granite State celebrated its 400th birthday in 2023. With that much history, it stands to reason that we’d have our share of ghostly goings-on.
Whether you use your bike for transportation or recreation (or both), there are rail trails, paved and gravel roads, challenging mountain terrain, scenic routes and more available in the 603.
Twenty-five years ago, Steve Taylor, a lifelong scholar of all things New Hampshire, compiled a list of places, things to do, events and other diversions that offered insight into the culture and values of the state. Much has changed since its last update in 2006, so Taylor revisited the list, tweaking a few things here and there. See if you can experience all 100.
Camp on an island in a remote northern lake, gaze at the Milky Way free from city lights (or any lights, for that matter), hike through a vast wilderness — these are just some of the ways to find an escape in nature.
When you’re sitting in summer beach traffic at the Hampton tolls or fending off ticks and tourists in the mountains, it can be hard to remember why we believe New Hampshire is the best place to live. Still better than Massachusetts though.
The Travel Channel star and the host of “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love” on PBS gives a little love to her home state, and learns a thing or two about what it has to offer to avid explorers.
Our "Adventure Towns" series is all about the basecamp towns. Each has easy access to the great outdoors, a community with a sense of adventure and a culture that values keeping it local. Here's the pick for the southwest area of New Hampshire.