When a lodging is called an inn or bed & breakfast, you can usually count on a smaller and more home-like dwelling, with a strong element of quiet elegance and upscale hospitality. Many NH inns also offer fine dining in quiet, luxurious surroundings. Inns in the Merrimack Valley region offer all of these advantages, along with close access to the Manchester Airport. Visitors to the Merrimack region enjoy Manchester’s performing arts venues, museums, science center, and restored textile mills, while the capital city of Concord, a delightfully walkable small city, has the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Canterbury Shaker Village, and, nearby, the Bear Brook State Park.