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Riverside View - Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train - North Woodstock, NH
Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train

3 Crossing at Riverplace North Woodstock, NH, 03262 Phone: 603-745-3500

Scenic views, sensational dining on board the vintage rail cars of this dinner train

The scenic vistas you’ll see through the windows of the Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train are perfectly complemented by the five-course gourmet meal you are served while traveling. The train, one of the nation’s premier dinner trains, features lovingly restored 1950s vintage rail cars, with elaborate woodworking, stained glass and brass throughout. Your two-hour trip takes you through the picturesque Pemigewasset River Valley, through the woods, over three trestle bridges and through the Jack-O-Lantern Golf Course and a Christmas tree farm before heading back to the North Woodstock station. In addition to the gorgeous views, you’ll enjoy a culinary delight, from creative appetizers to seasonally inspired entrees and luscious desserts. The train, which runs May to October, also offers a full bar.
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Aerial View - Mount Washington Auto Road - Gorham, NH
Mount Washington Auto Road

Route 16 - Pinkham Notch Gorham, NH, 03581 Phone: 603-466-3988

See the grandeur of the mountains when you drive, hike or take a tour up this auto road

There’s regular sightseeing, and then there is sightseeing from the summit of the highest mountain peak in the Northeast. When you drive, hike or take a tour up the Mt. Washington Auto Road, you can expect to see vistas that will take your breath away as you look out over Great Gulf Wilderness and the Presidential Mountain Range. Visitors can take their own car (and earn the “This Car Climbed Mt. Washington” bumper sticker) or, on certain days, their ATV; join a two-hour guided tour; or hike. There are a number of scenic pull-offs along the way to take pictures. You can also reserve a spot in a sunrise or sunset tour. In the winter, the SnowCoach takes you to the tree line with awe-inspiring vistas.
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Notch Train Sightseeing - Conway Scenic Railroad - North Conway, NH
Conway Scenic Railroad

38 Norcross Circle North Conway, NH, 03860 Phone: 603-356-5251 Toll-Free: 800-232-5251

New Hampshire’s Conway Scenic Railroad offers one of the longest historic rail excursions in New England. Visit the railroad’s unique Victorian-era railroad station—designed in a Russian-revival style by Boston architect Nathaniel J. Bradlee in 1874. Then embark on an unforgettable 4-4.5-hour rail journey through the White Mountain region aboard the railroad’s Mountaineer. This carries passengers in 1950s-era streamlined railroad passenger cars and traverses the famed Mountain Division through the Mount Washington Valley and through the rocky crags of Crawford Notch. This crosses towering bridges, including the Frankenstein Trestle, which offer views only possible by train. Looking for a shorter train trip? Conway Scenic’s popular Valley Train is a 1-hour excursion that recreates the experience of traveling from town to town by rail.

New this year, Conway Scenic Railroad is offering guests the opportunity to begin their journey at Crawford Notch! The four-hour Crawford to North Conway return excursion option runs five days a week. 
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Granite State Railway

64 Railroad Street Lincoln, NH, 03251 Phone: 603-745-2135

Picturesque vistas and, in the winter, Santa Claus are part of scenic railroad’s round-trip excursions

Beautiful all year long, the New Hampshire countryside is shown in all its colorful glory when you board the vintage cars on the Granite State Railway and embark on a fun, old-fashioned 80-minute round trip ride from Lincoln to Woodstock, NH and back again. The tracks, originally built in the 19th century by the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad, take you along a natural woodsy setting along the banks of the Pemigewasset River. Along the way, you’ll see swimmers, kayakers and fishermen enjoying the river in the spring and summer and spectacular autumn colors through fall foliage season. When the snow falls, it’s time for the popular Santa Express trains where kids can meet Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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