Places to Explore

• Alton Bay

  Lake Winnipesaukee's southern shore is alive with visitors from the moment the first flower blooms until the last maple sheds its leaves. Two mountain ridges hold 7 mi of the lake in Alton Bay, which is... (more)

• Center Sandwich

  With Squam Lake to the west and the Sandwich Mountains to the north, Center Sandwich claims one of the prettiest settings of any Lakes Region community. So appealing are the town and its views that John... (more)

• Holderness

  Routes 25B and 25 lead to the prim small town of Holderness, between Squam and Little Squam lakes. On Golden Pond, starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda, was filmed on Squam, whose quiet beauty attracts... (more)

• Laconia

  The arrival in Laconia—then called Meredith Bridge—of the railroad in 1848 turned the once-sleepy hamlet into the Lakes Region's chief manufacturing hub. It acts today as the area's supply... (more)

• Meredith

  Meredith is a favored spot for water-sports enthusiasts and anglers. Lodgers will love the luxurious beds at the Inns at Mill Falls, which is next to an old factory filled with gift and clothing shops... (more)

• Tamworth

  President Grover Cleveland summered in what remains a village of almost unreal quaintness—it's equally photogenic in verdant summer, during the fall foliage season, or under a blanket of winter snow... (more)

• Weirs Beach

  Weirs Beach is Lake Winnipesaukee's center for arcade activity. Anyone who loves souvenir shops, fireworks, waterslides, and hordes of children will feel right at home. Cruise boats also depart from here... (more)

• Wolfeboro

  Quietly upscale and decidedly preppy Wolfeboro has been a resort since Royal Governor John Wentworth built his summer home on the shores of the lake in 1768. The town bills itself as the oldest summer... (more)