Saint Gaudens National Historic Site
150 acres
20 acres landscaped out of forested land. 100 pieces of artwork of Saint Gaudens on site. Mansion Tours. Garden Tours. Self Guided Tours. Docent Led Tours. Parking available. Restrooms onsite. Limited Handicapped accessibility. Adult Education programs. Children’s programs Visitor center. Restaurants nearby. Concerts. Picnic areas. Indoor/Outdoor. Year-round visits. 2 miles of trails. Maps available, also online.
A collection of 40 structures from colonial period. Museum opened in 1965: Colonial gardens. herb gardens. greenhouses.
Mansion Tours. Garden Tours. Self Guided Tours. Docent Led Tours. Parking available. Restrooms onsite. Memberships available. Handicapped accessibility. Adult Education programs. Children’s programs. Visitor center. Gift Shop. Ice cream shop. Restaurant. Indoor/Outdoor. May to October visits. Maps available, also online.
Mount Washington Alpine Gardens
The Alpine Gardens are not a typical cultivated horticultural garden. This particular "garden' is located on the slopes of Mount Washington in New Hampshire. The garden is above the treeline, where the growth is short and hugs the ground due to severe winter weather. Access can be from the Mt. Washington Auto Road from the base to the summit and park. Then descend to the southeast and join the Tuckerman's Ravine Trail for the beginning of the descent. If you are adventuresome, hike up from Pinkham Notch above Tuckermans Ravine into the boulder area, in summer., Ground hugging azaleas, rhododendrons, willows, birches, mosses, lichens. bog laurel. bunchberry. bearberry. asters Self Guided Hiking. Parking available at summit or at the Base. Free. Restrooms onsite. Memberships available. Visitor center. Gift Shop. Café. Outdoor. Trails. Maps available, also online.
Dora M. Spalding Trail, Monadnock State Park www.monadnocktrails.com/StateParkSideTrails.htm The Dora Spaulding Nature Trail is located just before the entrance to Monadnock State Park. There is a loop trail with well marked signs for wildflowers that bloom in the late spring. Also a grove of large Rhododendron maximum which flower in late July. Descriptions of various trees and vegetation in a few loop paths. Dora Spaulding Trail starts on Poole Road east of the Hinkley Trail and a path leads north out to Poole Brook along an old bridle path. Self Guided Walking. Parking available, Free. Restrooms at Monadnock State Park nearby.Visitor center at Monadnock. Outdoor. Year-round visits. Trails. Maps
Shaker Village and Museum
694 acres
National Historic Landmark, 25 restored and 4 reconstructed Shaker buildings. gardens, fields, ponds and forests. . The village has been growing plants, orchards, herbs and vegetables since the late 1790's. Current gardens include organic vegetable and herb gardens. Mansion Tours. Garden Tours. Self Guided Tours. Docent Led Tours. Parking available. Restrooms onsite. Memberships available. Handicapped accessibility. Adult Education programs. Visitor center. Gift Shop. Store. Restaurant. exhibits, workshops, family programs, hiking trails. Indoor/Outdoor. Year-round visits. Trails. Maps available, also online.
John Hay Estate
456 Route 103A, Newbury, New Hampshire 03255 (603) 763-4789
84 acres
Gardens include: Old Garden. 100-foot Perennial Border. Rhododendrons. Rock Garden. Rose Terrace. views of Lake Sunapee. Japanese water lily pool. 22-room Colonial Revival mansion Mansion Tours. Garden Tours. Self Guided Tours. Docent Led Tours. Tram Tours. Parking available, Free. Restrooms onsite. Memberships available. Handicapped accessibility. Adult Education programs. Children’s programs Visitor center. Gift shop. Snacks & drinking water. Indoor/Outdoor. Year-round visits. 1.5 miles of trails. Maps available, also online.