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Tourist info: New Hampshire Division of
Travel and Tourism Development, 172
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Pembroke Road, Post Office Box 1856,
Concord, NH 03302-1856 USA
the granite state
Tel: 001 603 271 2665
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Fax: 001 603 271 6870
Web:
www.visitnh.gov
E-mail:
travel@dred.state.nh.us
Research shows that travellers are incomparable outdoor recreational Also in the UK: Discover New England
Land Area: 9,304 sq miles (24,097 sq km)
looking for destinations like the Granite opportunities in every season.
Tel: 01483 222 676
DNE Brochure Line: 01271 336 195
Population: 1.2 million.
State – a tranquil place that is easy to get New Hampshire’s vibrant cities and
to and offers a host of activities and rural villages offer first-rate cultural attrac-
Web:
www.discovernewengland.co.uk State Capital: Concord.
attractions in a variety of spectacular set- tions such as Wolfeboro, America’s old- Largest City: Manchester
tings. Our quintessential New England est summer resort; Canterbury Shaker New England cooking – can be enjoyed
Local Time: EST – 5 hrs behind the UK
villages, stunning vistas, hundreds of Village, a living museum of the Shaker’s in New Hampshire’s restaurants, grand
State Parks: The White Mountain
fresh-water lakes, mountains, the White extraordinary way of life and handcrafts; resorts, cozy B&Bs, and classic country
National Forest contains more than
Mountain National Forest, 45 state and Portsmouth’s Stawbery Banke inns. And did we mention New
768,000 acres. New Hampshire has 45 state
parks and sandy ocean beaches provide where you can stroll through 400 years Hampshire’s famous tax-free shopping?
parks (www.nhstateparks.org).
of American heritage. The oldest craft fair New Hampshire is a place to find
Look out for...
Climate: New Hampshire has a change-
in America, the Annual League of New respite from the hectic pace of busy
able climate, with wide variations in daily
Olympic medallist and skiing sensation
Hampshire Craftsmen Fair, is held every lives. Our visitors forge lifelong friend-
and seasonal temperatures. The variations
Bode Miller often hits the slopes at Cannon
August at Mt. Sunapee in Newbury. ships, reconnect with nature, discover a are affected by proximity to the ocean,
Mountain in Franconia Notch State Park.
A variety of cuisine, from fresh seafood passion for the great outdoors, and an mountains, lakes or rivers. The state enjoys
to French-Canadian, to ‘down home’ appreciation of venerable Yankee skills. all four seasons. Summers are short, with
If you only see one
temperatures tending to run warmer inland
in the 70s (degrees Fahrenheit) and 80s
thing... (degrees Fahrenheit). Winters are much
colder with temperatures varying from as
Mount Washington is the tallest peak in
high as 40° (F) down to as low as 0° (F) in
New England, either hike, take the toll
some areas. The weather station on Mount
road or the Cog Railroad.
Washington has recorded some of the cold-
est temperatures and strongest winds in the
Strange but true...
continental United States.
In 1775, New Hampshire became the
first state to declare its independence
from England.
Tourist info: New Jersey Office of Travel
NEW JERSEY
& Tourism, 20 West State Street, Trenton,
NJ 08625, USA
the garden state
Tel: 001 609 292 2470
NEW JERSEY
Web:
www.visitnj.org
The Garden State may seem like a wealth of museums tracing history, cul-
Look out for...
Land Area: 7,504.8 square miles
small place, but visitors soon discover, ture and ethnic heritage to exciting ven-
Population: 8.4 million (2000 figure)
there’s more to see and do in New ues that attract world-class entertain-
Jon Bon Jovi (Sayreville); Whitney
Jersey than one could ever imagine! ment in Atlantic City, Newark, Camden,
Houston (Newark); Bruce Springsteen
State Capital: Trenton
From 127 miles of white, sandy Holmdel and Trenton; from the more
(Freehold); John Travolta (Englewood);
Largest City: Newark
beaches to 1.1 million acres of pristine than 250 public and private golf courses
Danny DeVito (Neptune); Yogi Berra Local Time: EST – 5 hrs behind the UK
pinelands; from more than 100 to more than 4,000 freshwater lakes,
(Montclair); Joyce Carol Oates (teaches
Climate: Minimum temperatures range
Revolutionary War battles fought on ponds, rivers and streams, New Jersey
at Princeton University).
from 22 F in January to 67 F in July while
New Jersey soil to the ‘Invention is indeed what National Geographic
maximum temperatures range from 41 F in
Factories’ of Thomas Edison; from the coined ’America in Miniature’.
Strange but true...
January to 86 in July.
Roselle was the first city in the world to
National Parks: Appalachian National
be lit by incandescent light bulbs.
Scenic Trail, Edison National Historic Site,
Ellis Island National Monument,
Morristown National Historic Park, New
If you only see one
Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail, State of
thing...
Liberty National Monument, Gateway
National Recreation Area.
New Jersey Shore: From Sandy Hook to
Cape May, New Jersey’s beaches offer a
world of surprises including 127 miles of
coastline and beautiful barrier islands,
beach towns and bay villages, historic
lighthouses and breezy boardwalks.
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