Are you looking for something to do this summer without traveling too far? Here are several ideas to keep you busy and explore something new.

Where to visit:

• The Flume Gorge

• Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth

• Water Country in Portsmouth

• Cathedral of the pines in Rindge

• Visit your community’s historical center/museum

• Castle in the Clouds

• The State House

• The Yankee Cannonball at Canobie Lake Park

• Star Island of hte Isle of Shoals

• Saint-Gaudens Naitonal Historical Park

• The Madison Boulder

• A local aquarium

What to see:

• A bear show at Clark’s Trading Post

• Whale watching on the coast

• A black bear in the wild

• A NASCAR race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway

• A sunrise

• A moose in the wild

• A sunset

• A waterfall

• A shooting star

• The theatrical performance

• The Walldog Murals in downtown Keene

Things to do:

• Go for a bike ride

• Eat at the restaurant you’ve been wanting to try

• Drive the Kancamagus Highway

• Have a game night

• Watch a newly release film at the theater

• Hike to the Summit of Mount Monadnock

• Swim in Lake Winnipesaukee

• Take a scenic train ride

• Go kayaking

• Camp at a state park

• Go antiquing

• Go ziplining

• Visit a local farmer’s market

• Spend the night at a bed and breakfast

• Visit Mount Washington

• ATV in the Great North Woods

• Watch planes take off at the airport

• Attend a baseball game

• Volunteer at a local soup kitchen

• Go to a drive-in movie

• Take a scenic lake cruise

• Go hang gliding

• Rock climb up Cahtedral or Whiehorse Ledge

• Complete part of the Ice Cream/beer/Cheese trail

• Take a ride on a hot air balloon