 
The grand hotels, country inns and B&B's of New Hampshire's White Mountains are just waiting for you to arrive. Like some fabled house in the country, they lead you to roads less traveled, offering a soft bed dressed in imported linens, gourmet dining and knowledgeable staff who can't wait to share their suggestions for great things to do during your stay.
 Bolstered by every imaginable service and luxury, the grand resorts of the White Mountains afford the opportunity to try new sports under the watchful and ever-amenable gaze of professionals whose job it is to ensure you have a great time. Map out your day with breakfast together over coffee and a view of the Presidential mountains. Spend the afternoon driving the scenic Kancamagus Highway, stopping at antique stores or the boutiques of Conway before heading back for a cool drink on the porch while the sun sets. Share dinner in a candlelit dining room or take a casual approach with supper at one of the local pubs and a walk beneath the stars. Devote your second day to a hike in the White Mountains National Forest. With miles of mapped and marked trails to explore, you can make your trek as easy or as rugged as you want. There are 800,000 acres of wilderness to explore, including 48 peaks over 4,000 feet in elevation. There's nothing better for romance than to relax together in contemplation of a mountain view.
In the southwestern corner of the state, you will find the calendar-image villages of white steeples, town greens and covered bridges you might have thought were only stage sets. The Monadnock Region, in fact, is the real life basis for the play “Our Town,” which was written at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, while the town of Dublin is the year-round home for Yankee Magazine. Choose an intimate inn in Hancock, Jaffrey or Peterborough and you will find New Hampshire innkeepers who accommodate every whim. Whether you want to go antiquing or birdwatching in Pack Monadnock State Park, your host can point you in the right direction and either pack you a picnic lunch or direct you to the local country store or farmstand to make a gourmet selection. In the evening, enjoy a play in a converted barn or the Jaffrey Performing Arts Center. Your second day might lead you on a road less traveled to visit the Robert Frost Farm in Derry. As you travel through farm fields, orchards and pasture lands you will understand why the New England seasons were so influential in his poems. Stop for fresh berries at a farmstand and you will know why Frost and so many others have kept coming back to New Hampshire for more. |
