The Merrimack Valley Region is the center of government and business in the state. Its three largest cities are Concord, the capital, where the State's legislature meets; Manchester, the state's financial center; and Nashua, which was cited in 1997 and 1987 as the best place to live in the U.S. by Money magazine.
Beyond the cities is some of the most peaceful and scenic countryside in New Hampshire. Highlights include Canterbury, with its Shaker village, Allenstown and the 9,600-acre Bear Brook State Park, and Derry, where poet Robert Frost once lived and wrote. |
