Facts About NH in NH

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center (Formally The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium) McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is open Monday through Thursday from 10am-5pm, Friday from 10am-9pm and weekends from 10am-5pm. This planetarium is dedicated to Christa McAuliffe who was a NH teacher and astronaut and Alan Shepard. They have many exhibits including the Planetarium Theater which seats 103 people and uses state-of-the-art technology to produce Read more...

What is the Official NH State Sport? The official New Hampshire State Sport was adopted by the NH Government in 1998. The NH State Sport is skiing.   Read more...

NH State Flower What is the New Hampshire State Flower? The NH State Flower was adopted way back in the year 1919, which makes this New Hampshire State symbol the oldest on record for New Hampshire! It is even older than the state seal or the state’s flag! The New Hampshire State Flower is the Purple Lilac. The Purple Lilac Read more...

Voice of New Hampshire: NH State Voice Does New Hampshire have an officially named person for the State Voice, called “The Voice of NH”? Yes! The voice of New Hampshire was named on April 27, 2011 to the one and only Fritz Wetherbee! Fritz Wetherbee is an iconic person here in New Hampshire and is most famous for his segment Read more...

NH State Drink Does New Hampshire really have a “State Drink”?? YES! New Hampshire does have an official NH State Drink and it’s wicked good! The New Hampshire State drink is Apple Cider! in NH we do all kinds of things with Apple Cider. We heat it up for hot apple cider, we make donuts with it for apple cider Read more...

NH State Quarter The NH state quarter displays an image of an iconic enormous rock formation called the “Old Man of the Mountain” which was once seen on the side of a mountain in Franconia Notch, but not any more! What happened to the Old Man of the Mountain? The New Hampshire state quarter was engraved by William Cousins and Read more...

What is the New Hampshire State Bird? The NH State Bird was adopted in 1957, the State Bird is the Purple Finch. The Purple Finch is not actually purple, but is a deep red color on the head and neck areas of the male birds. The Purple Finch is a small bird, about the same size as a sparrow (about Read more...

What’s the 2 Letter Abbreviation for New Hampshire? The 2 letter mailing code, or abbreviation for New Hampshire is quite simple. It is made up of the first letter of each of the two words that make up the name for the state of New Hampshire “NH” – N is for “New and “H” is for Hampshire. So “NH” is Read more...

New Hampshire State Flag The NH State Flag: What it looks like and what is the meaning of the Flag for the State of New Hampshire? As shown in the photo, the flag has the NH State Seal and a blue background. In 2001, the North American Vexillological Association voted the New Hampshire flag as one of the ten worst Read more...