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Concord (New Hampshire) Travel Guide

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Concord [1] is the capital city of New Hampshire, a state in New England.

Contents

Get in

By car

  • Take Interstate 93 from the south.
  • Routes 3 and 4.

By bus

  • Concord Trailways, 30 Stickney Av., Toll free: +1 800-639-3317, [2]. Service from Boston.

By air

  • Manchester - Boston Regional Airport, Brown Av., Manchester, Phone: +1 603 624-6556, [3]. International connections will be made through Logan International Airport in Boston.

Get around

  • Concord Area Transit (CAT), Phone: +1 603 225-1989, [4].
  • Concord Cab Co., 1 Kennedy St., Phone: +1 603 225-4222.
  • Main Street Taxi, 44 N Main St., Phone: +1 603 226-8888.
  • Pittsfield Taxi, 14 Eastern Ave # 12, Phone: +1 603 435-7771.

See

  • Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, 2 Institute Drive, Phone: +1 603 271-7827, [5].
  • Capital Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Phone: +1 603 225-1111, [6], Local theatre providing arts to the Concord area. If a big act comes to the New Hampshire area, most likely it'll be here.

Do

  • Beaver Meadow Golf Course, 1 Beaver Meadow Street, Phone: +1 603 225-7033 or Proshop: +1 603 228-8954, Fax: +1 603 224-2828, [7].
  • Concord Trail System (Hiking), 41 Green Street, Phone: 603-225-8515, Fax: 603-228-2701, [8].
  • Plausawa Valley Country Club, 42 Whittemore Road - Pembroke (just South of Concord on Route 3), Phone: +1 603 224-6267, Fax: +1 603 224-5297, [9].

Buy

  • Gibson's Bookstore - Old, family-run bookstore at 27 South Main Street. A great alternative to the big chains. Connected to a terrific German bakery.

Eat

  • Moritomo Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar, 32 Fort Eddy Rd., Phone: +1 603 224-8038. For good Sushi this is the place to go.
  • Bread and Chocolate, 29 South Main Street. Great bakery goods, great sandwiches, terriffic bread. Small dine-in area. Connected to a good bookstore, [10].
  • Don Giovanni, 11 Depot Street, Phone: +1 603 226-4723, [11].
  • Makris Lobster and Steakhouse, 354 Sheep Davis Road (Rt. 106), Phone: +1 603 225-7665, [12].
  • Arizona Restaurant and Green Martini Lounge, 6 Pleasant St. Ext., Phone: +1 603 223-6672, [13]. Southwestern.
  • Hermanos Cocina Mexicana (Mexican Kitchen), 11 Hills Ave, Phone: +1 603 224-5669, [14]. Great Mexican right behind Main Street.
  • The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub, 72 Manchester Street, Phone: +1 603 224-4101, [15]. Great food and atmosphere; Smoke free as of June 2006.

Drink

  • White Mountain Gourmet Coffee, 15 Pleasant Street, Phone: +1 603 228-3317, [16]. Great Coffee shop right in front of Main Street (Behind Foodies Pizza).

Sleep

  • Best Western Concord Inn & Suites, 97 Hall Street, Phone: +1 603 228-4300, Toll-free: +1 800 528-1234, Fax: +1 603 228-4301, [17].
  • Courtyard Concord, 70 Constitution Avenue, Phone: +1 603 225-0303, Fax: +1 603 225-0606, [18].
  • Fairfield Inn Concord, 4 Gulf Street, Phone: +1 603 224-4011, Toll-free: +1 888 882-0042, Fax: +1 603 228-3353, [19].
  • Holiday Inn, 172 North Main Street, Phone: +1 603 224-9534, [20].
  • Comfort Inn, 71 Hall St., Phone: +1 603 226-4100.

Get out

  • If you're visiting the Concord area, be sure to visit the Colby Hill Inn, in Henniker, New Hampshire, [21]. Great restaurant and wonderful, romantic guest rooms. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, award winning candlelight dining. 17 miles West of Concord, 30 minutes N of Manchester, 90 minutes North of Boston.
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