Concord (New Hampshire) - capital city of state of New Hampshire, United States; county seat of Merrimack County, New Hampshire

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

Understand

Get in

By car

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

By bus

• Concord Trailways, 30 Stickney Av. Service from Boston.

By plane

• Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (IATA: MHT). International connections will be made through Logan International Airport in Boston.

Get around

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

See

• McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Dr, 43.2246°, -71.5332°, +1 603 271-7827. Space and science museum on the NHTI campus with a planetarium, which was the original part of the museum complex.
• Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St, 43.2011°, -71.535°, +1 603 225-1111. Local theatre providing arts to the Concord area. If a big act comes to the New Hampshire area, most likely it'll be here.
• New Hampshire State House, 107 N. Main St., 43.206747°, -71.538128°, +1 603 271-2154. Visitors center: M-F 8AM-4PM (often closed during lunch hour). 2017-05-25
• Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Ln, 43.2175°, -71.5428°. President Franklin Pierce's home from 1842-1848. 2019-09-30

Do

• Beaver Meadow Golf Course, 1 Beaver Meadow St, 43.26031°, -71.56611°, +1 603 225-7033, +1 603 228-8954 (Proshop). 2016-11-07
• Plausawa Valley Country Club, 42 Whittemore Rd, +1 603 224-6267. Pembroke (just south of Concord on Route 3).

Learn

• Franklin Pierce Law Center (dead link: January 2023), Two White Street, Phone: +1 603 228-1541.
• NHTI, Concord's Community College (formerly New Hampshire Technical Institute), 31 College Dr, 43.2231°, -71.5317°, nhtiinfo@ccsnh.edu. Two-year community college with on-campus dorms. 2019-09-30
• St. Paul's School, 325 Pleasant St, 43.194722°, -71.576389°, +1 603 229-4600.

Buy

• Gibson's Bookstore, 27 South Main St. Old, family-run bookstore -- great alternative to the big chains. Connected to a terrific Austrian bakery.
• Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Rd, 43.22258°, -71.4867°, +1 603 224-1523. A shopping mall with a closed interior. The businesses still open are JCPenney, Talbots, Chico's, a live performance theater, a health club, and a trampoline park, all with exterior-only entrances. 2022-05-01

Eat

• Dos Amigos Burritos, 26 North Main St, +1 603 410-4161. Su-W 11AM-10PM, Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-1:30AM. Huge burritos, great price. You can substitute yogurt for sour cream. They even have sweet potato!
• Moritomo Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar, 32 Fort Eddy Rd, +1 603 224-8038. For good sushi this is the place to go.
• Bread and Chocolate, 29 South Main St. Great bakery goods, great sandwiches, terrific bread. Small dine-in area. Connected to a good bookstore.
• Makris Lobster and Steakhouse, 354 Sheep Davis Rd (Rt. 106), +1 603 225-7665.
• Hermanos Cocina Mexicana (Mexican Kitchen), 11 Hills Ave, +1 603 224-5669. A popular Mexican restaurant just off Main Street.
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Drink

• White Mountain Gourmet Coffee, 15 Pleasant St, +1 603 228-3317. Great coffee shop right in front of Main Street (Behind Pitchfork Records).

Sleep

• Comfort Inn Concord Hotel, 71 Hall St, +1 603 226-4100. Free breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi, pet-friendly, meeting space, pool, sauna, whirlpool, and manager's specials & packages available.

• Best Western Concord Inn & Suites, 97 Hall St, +1 603 228-4300.
• Courtyard Concord, 70 Constitution Ave, +1 603 225-0303.
• Fairfield Inn Concord, 4 Gulf St, +1 603 224-4011.
• Holiday Inn, 172 North Main St, +1 603 224-9534.

Cope

Consulates

• 🇳🇿 New Zealand (Honorary), 57 N Main St, +1 603 225-8228, nzconsulate@preti.com.

Go next

• White Mountains
• Lakes Region