The White Mountain Hotel & Resort is truly a four season resort with outdoor and North Conway, NH area attractions that abound. Sitting at the base of the majestic White Horse and Cathedral Ledges, the beauty of these natural surroundings has been attracting visitors and climbers from around the globe for decades. |
Located adjacent to both Echo Lake State Forest and The White Mountain National Forest and sitting at the base of a dramatic 850 foot sheer granite cliff, the grounds of the Resort are truly a sight to behold. This scenic location is just minutes to all the area attractions and sightseeing, making the White Mountain Hotel & Resort a one-of-a-kind destination. |
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The Mt. Washington Valley provides travelers with an endless array of activities and area attractions such as Alpine and Nordic skiing, major sightseeing attractions, antiquing, canoeing and kayaking, covered bridges, fishing, foliage, golf, national forests, shopping, sports & recreation, state parks, swimming, hiking & biking, historic attractions, horseback riding, theatre & arts, waterfalls, and wildlife. For a full list of area attractions and recreation, including rates, dates, and hours of operation, visit: |
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Family Friendly Attractions The area boasts numerous family-friendly sightseeing area attractions such as Storyland, The Conway Scenic Railway, Mt. Washington Auto Road, Mt. Washington Weather Discovery Center, Hartman Model Railroad Museum, Santa’s Village, Attitash Alpine Slide, Cranmore Mountain activities, and Zeb’s General Store. |
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Attitash Alpine Slide, Mountain Biking, Scenic Chairlift, Waterslides, Buddy Bears, Horseback Riding are open daily from June 13 through September 7th. Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway The 80-pasenger aerial tramway whisks you above timberline to the 4,200 ft. summit for outstanding views of the White Mountains of New Hampshire and into Maine, Vermont, and even Canada. Visit the “Old Man of the Mountain” museum and the New England Ski Museum. Flume Gorge The Flume Gorge offers a 2-mile self-guided walk through a natural chasm, over covered bridges, and past waterfalls, and a scenic pool with plenty of mountain views. The Visitors’ Center offers a free 20-minute movie in high definition on Franconia Notch State Park, cafeteria, gift shop and more. Covered Bridges Covered bridges in the White Mountains are an integral part of the landscape and heritage of New Hampshire and North Conway. Visitors should include a tour of one or more of the many local covered bridges in the area to gain an understanding of the history, beauty and engineering genius that these structures display. Conway Scenic Railway Travel on a nostalgic train ride! Whether you choose one of the Valley routes to Conway or Bartlett, or the legendary Crawford Notch excursion, you'll experience the excitement of rail travel in the comfort of open or enclosed restored passenger cars. The Fryeburg Fair Maine’s largest agricultural event held on the 185 acre fairgrounds in the Saco River Valley in the foothills of the White Mountains. Featuring 8 days of harness racing, live nightly entertainment, a farm museum second to none, the world’s largest steer and oxen show and a reputation known throughout North America. Fryeburg Fair attracts more than 300,000 people annually. First Sunday in October through Columbus Day. Mt. Washington Auto Road Travel to the top of New England on the “Road to the Sky” - the Mt. Washington Auto Road. Breathtaking panoramic views are around every bend as you climb through 4 different climate zones to the 6,288-foot summit of Mt. Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast. Completed in 1861, the Auto Road is the oldest manmade attraction in America. The Mt. Washington Cog Railway A ride up Mount Washington on the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway remains, as it has for well over a century, an exciting and unforgettable experience. Mount Washington Valley Theater Company Presents live professional theater at the Eastern Slope Playhouse. Featuring professional Broadway productions guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages. Santa’s Village Experience the magic and wonder of Christmas morning at Santa’s Village. Families come back year after year to enjoy a day of wonderful themed rides, shows, Santa and his reindeer. Storyland The children’s theme park where fantasy lives! Ride a pumpkin coach to Cinderella’s Castle, spin through a giant cuckoo clock, tour a farm on a child-sized tractor, and enjoy so much more. Tour 21 themed rides, lively shows, and unique playgrounds. Shopping Enjoy the many TAX-FREE nationally known name brand outlet stores and many specialty shops ranging from antique shops to Zeb’s country store. Settler’s Green offers a large concentration of outlet shops in one central location. There are also several stores for locally made merchandise and many outdoor sporting goods stores such as L.L. Bean and EMS for the outdoor enthusiast. Wildcat Mountain Gondola “#1 in scenery in North America” says Ski Magazine. Experience the ZipRider, NH’s newest thrill ride and soar ½ mile over trees, ski trails, and a river, at speeds up to 45 mph, while taking in the majestic New Hampshire mountain scenery. Then ride the Wildcat Express Gondola Skyride to the 4,062 ft. summit. The Weather Discovery Center Step inside the "wind room" and feel what it's like to be inside a building with 231 mph winds howling outside. Experience "Live from the Rock Pile" in the theater at 11am and 2pm daily, a live program via camera from the summit of Mount Washington. You can even give your own on-camera weather forecast, create your own wind conditions for model sailing ships on a man-made lake, or visit the Observatory theatre for a movie putting you right into the wildest wind on earth. Snowmobiling |
