Fodor's Maine, Vermont, & New Hampshire by Fodor's Travel Guides

Author:Fodor's Travel Guides
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fodor's Travel
Published: 2019-05-13T16:00:00+00:00

Franconia

16 miles northwest of Lincoln/North Woodstock.

Travelers have long passed through the White Mountains via the spectacular Franconia Notch, and in the late 18th century a town evolved just to the north. It and the region’s jagged rock formations and heavy coat of evergreens stirred the imaginations of Washington Irving, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Nathaniel Hawthorne, who penned a short story about the iconic—though now crumbled—cliff known as the Old Man of the Mountain. There is almost no town proper to speak of here, just a handful of businesses just off Interstate 93, aka the Franconia Notch Parkway.

Four miles west of Franconia, Sugar Hill is a village of about 500 people. It’s famous for its spectacular sunsets and views of the Franconia Mountains, best seen from Sunset Hill, where a row of grand hotels and mansions once stood.

GETTING HERE AND AROUND

Franconia itself has few services, but is right off Interstate 93 and a good base for visiting many ski areas and the villages of Sugar Hill, Bethlehem, Littleton, Lincoln, and North Woodstock.

ESSENTIALS

VISITOR INFORMATION Franconia Notch Chamber of Commerce 603/823–5661 www.franconianotch.org.

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