Concord is the capital city of New Hampshire, a state in New England. It is the home of the oldest state house in the U.S. in which the legislature still meets in its original chambers.

Understand

Tourist information

• Visit Concord website

Get in

By car

• Take Interstate 93 from the south.
• Routes 3 and 4.

By bus

• 1 Concord Coach Lines (Concord Transportation Center), 30 Stickney Av, toll-free: +1-800'639-3317. 4:45AM – 8PM. Service to and from either Boston or various New Hampshire towns and cities. (updated Mar 2024)

By plane

• Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT ^IATA). International connections will be made through Logan International Airport in Boston.

Get around

• Concord Area Transit (CAT), ☏ +1 603 225-1989. 
• Concord Cab Co., 1 Kennedy St., ☏ +1 603 225-4222. 
• Main Street Taxi, 44 N Main St., ☏ +1 603 226-8888. 
• Pittsfield Taxi, 14 Eastern Ave # 12, ☏ +1 603 435-7771. 

See

A view of part of Main Street in the Downtown Concord Historic District

• 1 McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center  
• 2 Capitol Center for the Arts  
• 3 New Hampshire State House (updated May 2017)
• 4 Pierce Manse (updated Sep 2019)

Do

• 1 Beaver Meadow Golf Course, 1 Beaver Meadow St, ☏ +1 603 225-7033, +1 603 228-8954 (Proshop), fax: +1 603 224-2828. (updated Nov 2016)
• 2 Pembroke Pines Country Club, 42 Whittemore Rd, ☏ +1 603 224-6267, fax: +1 603 224-5297. Pembroke (just south of Concord on Route 3).. 

Learn

• 2 NHTI, Concord's Community College (updated Sep 2019)
• 3 St. Paul's School  
• 4 University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law (updated Mar 2024)

Buy

• 1 Gibson's Bookstore, 27 South Main St, ☏ +1 603 224-0562, [email protected]. M-Sa 10AM–6PM, Su noon–4PM. Old, family-run bookstore; a great alternative to the big chains. Connected to a terrific Austrian bakery. 

Eat

Pierce Manse

• 1 Dos Amigos Burritos, 26 North Main St, ☏ +1 603 410-4161. Su-W 11AM-10PM, Th 11AM-11PM, F Sa 11AM-1:30AM. Huge burritos, great price. You can substitute yogurt for sour cream. They even have sweet potato! 
• Moritomo Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar, 32 Fort Eddy Rd, ☏ +1 603 224-8038. For good sushi this is the place to go. 
• Bread and Chocolate, 29 South Main St. Great bakery goods, great sandwiches, terrific bread. Small dine-in area. Connected to a good bookstore. 
• Makris Lobster and Steakhouse, 354 Sheep Davis Rd (Rt. 106), ☏ +1 603 225-7665. 
• Hermanos Cocina Mexicana (Mexican Kitchen), 11 Hills Ave, ☏ +1 603 224-5669. A popular Mexican restaurant just off Main Street. 
• The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub, 72 Manchester St, ☏ +1 603 224-4101. Great food and atmosphere. 

Drink

• White Mountain Gourmet Coffee, 15 Pleasant St, ☏ +1 603 228-3317. Great coffee shop right in front of Main Street (Behind Pitchfork Records). 

Sleep

• Comfort Inn Concord Hotel, 71 Hall St, ☏ +1 603 226-4100. Free breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi, pet-friendly, meeting space, pool, sauna, whirlpool, and manager's specials & packages available. 
• Best Western Concord Inn & Suites, 97 Hall St, ☏ +1 603 228-4300, toll-free: +1-800-528-1234, fax: +1 603 228-4301. 
• Courtyard Concord, 70 Constitution Ave, ☏ +1 603 225-0303, fax: +1 603 225-0606. 
• Fairfield Inn Concord, 4 Gulf St, ☏ +1 603 224-4011, toll-free: +1-888-882-0042, fax: +1 603 228-3353. 
• Holiday Inn, 172 North Main St, ☏ +1 603 224-9534. 

Cope

Consulates

• New Zealand (Honorary), 57 N Main St, ☏ +1 603 225-8228, fax: +1 603 226-2637, [email protected]. 

Go next

• White Mountains
• Lakes Region

Routes through Concord

Montpelier ← New London ←	N  S	→ END
St. Johnsbury ← Tilton ← ends ←	N  S	→ Hooksett → Manchester
Laconia ← Franklin ←	N  S	→ Hooksett → Manchester
White River Junction ← Orange ←	W  E	→ Jct N S → Durham → Portsmouth
Holyoke ← Hillsborough ←	W  E	→ Rochester → Lewiston–Auburn
Brattleboro ← Hillsborough ←	W  E	→ Dover → Portland