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The BALSAMS Grand Resort Hotel
1000 Cold Spring Road (Route 26)
Dixville Notch, NH  03576
Toll-Free: 866-714-9795
Fax: 603-255-4221

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Step into a world where family vacations turn into fantastic adventures, ordinary meetings become extraordinary events and weekend getaways are truly a chance to get away from it all. Set high in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, The BALSAMS Grand Resort Hotel is an 8,000-acre destination providing great vacation packages that allow you to customize your experience to include elegant accommodations and award-winning dining at a resort named among the world's best. We offer everything from golf, hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, horse back riding and more during the warm months, to skiing, snowshoeing, dog sledding and just about every snow adventure imaginable in the winter. Let our traditions be your traditions. Come experience The BALSAMS Grand Resort Hotel.

King Pine Ski Area @ Purity Spring Resort
Route 153
East Madison, NH  03849
Phone: 603-367-8896
Toll-Free: 800-FREE-SKI

Voted "#1 Family Ski Resort in the White Mountains" by Boston-based RideTheLift.com's 2007 skier survey

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King Pine & Purity Spring Resort continue to lead the way for families and winter sport enthusiasts alike. Known for its family-friendly atmosphere, affordability, impeccable grooming and consistent snow conditions, King Pine has been a tradition for families throughout New England for decades.
Additional amenities at King Pine and Purity Spring Resort include night skiing, snowtubing, nordic skiing, zamboni-prepped ice skating, an indoor pool and fitness center… plus a warm, caring atmosphere that keeps families coming back year after year.
To learn more about what King Pine & Purity Spring Resort have to offer, visit our website or call (603) 367-8896 for snow reports, or (800) 373-3754 for lodging info.

White Lake State Park
Route 16
Tamworth, NH  03886
Phone: 603-323-7350

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A popular park for campers, this park features three public campsites with room for 200 tents. Visitors will enjoy the beach on White Lake, swimming, boating and canoeing, fishing, and hiking trails. Winter activities include cross-country skiing and snowmobile trails. Of particular interest is a forest of NH pines spread over 72 acres, a National Natural Landmark.

Canterbury Shaker Village
288 Shaker Road
Canterbury, NH  03224
Phone: 603-783-9511

Take a step back in time...

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Children will enjoy the Village, especially the authentic Shaker school and guided Family tours. Also popular are the Family Activity Center and One Girl’s Story, an exhibit on the life of the last girl taken in by the Canterbury Shakers; Simply Colorful Exhibit, a hands - on experience in the Dwelling House, and special event days with activities just for children. The Village is open daily May 10-Oct. 31, daily 10am-5pm; November open Fri., Sat. & Sun. 10am-4pm.

Children’s Museum of New Hampshire
6 Washington Street
Dover, NH  03801
Phone: 603-436-3853
Fax: 603-742-2002

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The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire offers two levels of hands-on, custom-created exhibits for children ages 1-12. Children can explore a wide range of subjects, from dinosaurs, music and aeronautics to world cultures, art and natural history. Open year-round, the museum hosts a variety of live performances, workshops, classes and special events for families.

Strawbery Banke Museum
14 Hancock Street
Portsmouth, NH  03801
Phone: 603-433-1100

Open May 1 through October 31, 10AM- 5PM Daily
Guided Tours and Holiday Events available November-December

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Our Family Activity Center provides period crafts and games. Children also enjoy the gardens, the Abbott Corner Store with its groceries from the 1940s, the cooper and the 1950s house. New this season, Wheelwright will be furnished with reproductions so that children and families can touch, feel, see and smell to get a real feeling for what it might have been like to a child in the past.

Alpine Adventures Outdoor Recreation
41 Main Street
Lincoln, NH
Toll-Free: 888-745-1919

Unique and exciting outdoor adventures

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Enjoy all that Alpine Adventures has to offer, including New England’s very first zip-line tour! Our original course is a true treetop canopy adventure. Zip from tree to tree through the forest, among the pine, hemlock, oak, beech and birch trees and the wildlife that call them home. Ride dual ziplines, and race your friends. Take part in our Summer Safari off-road tours or visit us in winter for our highly recommended snowmobile tours. Adventure is calling. Pick up the phone.

Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway & Ski Area
Franconia Notch State Park
I-93 to Exit 34B & 34C
Franconia, NH  03580
Phone: 603-823-8800
Fax: 603-823-8088

Be a part of the Cannon Mountain tradition

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Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch State Park offers the best value and the most exciting skiing and riding on New Hampshire's greatest vertical drop. The more gentle side Cannon offers the Brookside Family area with 11 beginner and intermediate trails serviced by four lifts. Cannon has 60 trails, nine lifts, including New Hampshire's only 70-passenger aerial tram, a brand new cafeteria and deck, glades, children's programs and day care, lessons, rentals (including high performance skis) and a whole mountain of very nice people whose families have skied Cannon Mountain for generations.

Kahuna Laguna Indoor Water Park
2251 White Mountain Hwy (Route 16)
North Conway, NH  03860
Phone: 603-356-5411

The ocean has arrived in New Hampshire!

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Dive into a tropical family adventure at Kahuna Laguna, northern New England’s first indoor water park at the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort in North Conway, NH. No matter the season, it’s a constant 82 degrees in our tropical oasis! Zoom through 40,000 square feet of splash-tacular fun with four high-speed tubes, a wave pool, 175-gallon tipping bucket, water cannons, a play tower, arcade and more. Your smallest kahunas will have a great time in the shallow activity pool, and the Tiki Tide Café is ready with a snack or lunch when you need a break. Resort guests may enjoy Kahuna Laguna all year long, and during the warmer months the new outdoor pool will also be open.

King Pine Ski Area @ Purity Spring Resort
Route 153
East Madison, NH  03849
Phone: 603-367-8896
Toll-Free: 800-FREE-SKI

Voted "#1 Family Ski Resort in the White Mountains" by Boston-based RideTheLift.com's 2007 skier survey

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King Pine & Purity Spring Resort continue to lead the way for families and winter sport enthusiasts alike. Known for its family-friendly atmosphere, affordability, impeccable grooming and consistent snow conditions, King Pine has been a tradition for families throughout New England for decades.
Additional amenities at King Pine and Purity Spring Resort include night skiing, snowtubing, nordic skiing, zamboni-prepped ice skating, an indoor pool and fitness center… plus a warm, caring atmosphere that keeps families coming back year after year.
To learn more about what King Pine & Purity Spring Resort have to offer, visit our website or call (603) 367-8896 for snow reports, or (800) 373-3754 for lodging info.

Mt. Washington Auto Road
Route 16, Pinkham Notch
Gorham, NH  03581
Phone: 603-466-3988

"This car climbed Mt. Washington"

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Make the summit of New England’s highest peak the highlight of your travels. Your trip on the Mount Washington Auto Road will create a lifelong memory. The mountain is renowned for its weather. But for visitors there are spectacular views, mountain ecology, short hikes, and legendary tales of the road and mountain. You may drive the mountain yourself or take one of our guided tours. And come winter our one-of-a-kind SnowCoach travels the road where you can view the majesty of the season on Mount Washington. Be sure to view our website for special events and impressive records of climbs by runners, bikers and cars.

Santa's Village
528 Presidential Highway
Jefferson, NH  03583
Phone: 603-586-4445

A day at Santa's Village is one you won't soon forget

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Oh what fun… it is at Santa’s Village where exciting rides, live shows and great food combine to provide an unparalleled family experience at a very affordable price. For over 50 years families like yours have enJOYed the festive atmosphere of Santa’s Village. Yule love our new live show straight from Broadway and our award-winning 3-D show “A Thinkerdoodle Christmas.” Visit with Santa and feed his reindeer at the Reindeer Rendezvous. Play the Elfabet Game to win a prize, decorate a gingerbread man and become an “Official Helper” at Santa’s Workshop. Ride Rudy’s Rapid Transit coaster, the Reindeer Carousel, the S.S. Peppermint Twist and all of Santa’s rides over and over - - without long waits.