About this city
Concord is the capital city of New Hampshire and a deeply historic, architecturally grand masterwork positioned flatly along both banks of the wide Merrimack River in the state's south-central heartland. Incorporated in 1734 as Rumford, it was renamed Concord in 1765 to symbolize the peaceful resolution of a bitter territorial border dispute with neighboring communities. Today, the city serves as the dominant political and judicial arena of the state, seamlessly blending its majestic, native-granite executive monuments with a vibrant, brilliantly brick-paved historic old downtown culture.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Admire the towering gold-domed architecture inside the majestic New Hampshire State House, experience cutting-edge cosmos planetarium shows at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, and view regional masterworks at the League of NH Craftsmen gallery.
