New Hampshire

• As recently as 2005, the citizens of Killington, Vermont proposed secession from the state and admission into New Hampshire. The main reason given was millions in tax savings.

• The Abduction Of Betty And Barney Hill. From September 19 to 20, 1961, this couple claimed to have been abducted by aliens in the Town of Lincoln.

• The Granite State is somewhat unusual in that it has one official state song and eight other honorary ones.

•  The Center Of The State Is Almost Underwater.

• New Hampshire Has Four Nicknames.


• You may not check into a hotel under an assumed name.

• Seaweed is not to be picked up from the beach at night.

• The pour holes in restaurant sugar dispensers can be no wider than 3/8 of an inch.

• You may not employ the aid of a ferret while hunting.

• It is illegal to pick up trash in White Mountain National Park.

• New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.

• You may not run machinery on Sundays.

• You may not sell the “shirt off your back” to clear a gambling debt.

• No one under 10 years old may enter a Claremont cemetery unattended.

• On Sundays, citizens in New Hampshire may not pee while looking up.


• Manchester - Cat Alley - One New Hampshire alleyway has become home to a public gallery of feline art.

• Hebron - Aleister Crowley's Magickal Retirement - The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".

• Rye - Pulpit Rock Tower - The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

• Mason - The Uncle Sam House - The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.

• Chesterfield - Madame Sherri's Castle - Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.