New Hampshire Vacations, New Hampshire Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

The Granite State is deeply routed in history being the ninth state, and is a popular travel destination because of many lakes, ski mountains and shopping, as there is no sales tax. With the first primary in the country, it is often looked upon nationally.

As seen on all of the license plates, the state motto is "Live Free or Die" and is a phrase near and dear to the New Hampshirite's heart. The motto can be seen in action as New Hampshire has no sales tax or income tax, the only state without a seatbelt law for adults, the first openly gay bishop, home of the Free State Project, and the first state to embrace civil unions without a court order or a threat of one.

With 80% Christian, 19% non-religious and 1% following other religions and 97.5% white, there is not a lot of cultural diversity, but has grown dramatically in that area in the past few years.

New Hampshire is really known for its natural beauty as it is the second most forested state, part of the Appalachian Trail, home of the White Mountain Range and many rivers and lakes. Mount Washington, highest peak in the northeast, holds the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface (231 mph).