NH Merrimack Valley Region

The commercial and governmental heart of NH for 300 years. Industry grew on the rapids of the Merrimack River where Victorian brick mill buildings still line the banks, now housing a mix of high tech and craftsmen. In Manchester, performing and fine arts balance commerce: the Currier Museum of Art and Frank Lloyd Wright Zimmerman House complement the fastest growing airport in the US. In Concord the state legislature meets in the oldest continuously-operating State House in the country while the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium celebrates the NH schoolteacher who became the first civilian astronaut.

Highlights: Canterbury Shaker Village one of the longest-lasting active Shaker communities. Poet Robert Frost’s farm in Derry. New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, the only NASCAR Nextel Cup venue in the Northeast.

Below are some links to helpful web sites in this region.

Regional Web Sites

Lodging Establishments

State Wide Web Sites