John Wingate Weeks Historic Site
Off Route 3 Lancaster, NH Phone: 603-788-4004
The Mount Prospect estate was built by John Wingate Weeks, conservationist, congressman, senator, and Secretary of War. Set at the very top of Mount Prospect, the house and grounds on this 420-acre estate provide a 360-degree panorama of mountain splendor, including the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, the Green Mountains of Vermont, and the upper Connecticut River Valley. The main house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Hours: Late June to early September, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m.; mid-September to mid-October, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: New Hampshire residents admitted free of charge; non-resident adults, $7; children ages 6-11, $3. Information: www.nhstateparks.org
Hours: Late June to early September, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m.; mid-September to mid-October, Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: New Hampshire residents admitted free of charge; non-resident adults, $7; children ages 6-11, $3. Information: www.nhstateparks.org