ATTRACTIONS

Libraries & Research Centers

Richards Free Library
58 North Main Street • Newport, NH 03773
603-863-3430
Originally constructed in 1898 for the family of Col. Seth Mason Richards, it was considered one of the most elegant and costly homes in the state. Through the generosity of the Richards family, this house was donated to the town for conversion to a library in 1963. map

Library Arts Center
58 North Main Street • Newport, NH 03773
603-863-3040
A regional cultural and arts center that features changing exhibits of fine arts, crafts, and history in two spacious galleries. Offers classes, workshops, and performances. more... map

Pillsbury State Park
Route 31 • Newport, NH 03280
Nearby Washington
603-863-2860
Heavily wooded and sprinkled with several ponds and wetlands, Pillsbury State Park is one of the more primitive and lesser known gems of the New Hampshire State Park system. Crossed by a network of hiking and mountain bike trails, the park is an important link in the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway, a 51-mile hiking trail that connects Mount Monadnock with Mount Sunapee to the north. Canoeing, warm-water fishing, picniking, hiking, and mountain biking are favorite park activities. History buffs enjoy exploring the park's long-abandoned and overgrown cellar holes, remnants of early farm settlement and lumbering of the late 1700s and early 1800s when the area was called Cherry Valley. more... map