Things to do in White Mountains

A themed hotel in North Conway with fantasy suites from pirate ships to medieval castles.

Scenic train rides and electric rail bike adventures through the White Mountains.

A wildlife sanctuary and visitor center devoted to New Hampshire's common loons.

A historic toll road that drives visitors to the 6,288 foot summit of Mount Washington.

A historic cog railway that has climbed Mount Washington by steam and biodiesel since 1869.

A classic New Hampshire county fair with livestock, exhibits, and Columbus Day weekend crowds.

An open-air outlet shopping village in North Conway.

A live animal nature park on Golden Pond's real life lake.

New Hampshire's mountain playground, home to Mount Washington, Franconia Notch, and the Kancamagus Highway.

Visitor hub for the Lincoln, Woodstock and Franconia Notch region of New Hampshire's White Mountains.

Full service marina on Lake Winnipesaukee offering boat rentals, sales, storage and repair.

Community ice arena in Laconia offering public skating, learn to skate classes and hockey leagues.

Horse-drawn sleigh rides and pond ice skating on a lit forest trail at a Victorian-era farm in Jackson, NH.

Year-round trail center at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road: cross-country skiing, snow tubing and SnowCoach rides in winter, biking and kayaking in summer.

Pedal a four-seat rail bike five miles round trip along Lake Winnisquam from the 1892 Laconia Railroad Station, on a rail line first laid in 1848.

Tour the 1914 Lucknow mansion on a mountainside above the Lakes Region, then walk to waterfalls on the estate trails.

Watch trained black bears perform, then ride a train over a covered bridge while the Wolfman chases you through the woods.

Board restored vintage rail cars at an 1874 Victorian station for rides through the Mount Washington Valley.

Hike to Arethusa and Ripley Falls and stop at the historic Willey House site in a White Mountains pass.

Walk through Flume Gorge, swim at Echo Lake and hike or bike through an eight-mile mountain pass in the White Mountains.

Play more than 600 arcade games, from 1970s classics to new machines, plus bowling and indoor mini golf.

Drive 34.5 miles through White Mountain National Forest past overlooks, the Swift River and Sabbaday Falls.

Follow a mile of boardwalk trail down a glacial gorge in Kinsman Notch and squeeze through 11 granite boulder caves.

Board the historic M/S Mount Washington at Weirs Beach for a narrated cruise past the islands and mountains of Lake Winnipesaukee.

Watch NASCAR Cup, modified and motorcycle racing from the grandstands of the 1.058-mile oval called The Magic Mile.

Stay at a 1902 grand hotel below Mount Washington with a long veranda, golf, a spa and skiing nearby.

Ride Christmas-themed family rides, feed live reindeer and visit Santa at this White Mountains theme park in Jefferson.

Explore a fairy tale theme park built for young children, with gentle storybook rides, a park railroad and character shows.

Scenic train rides along the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee from Meredith and Weirs Beach, with foliage and holiday trains.