Nashua, NH Road Trips

Nashua has a four-season humid continental climate, with warm to hot summers. The average heat index in the summer is around 85 °F (29 °C) during the day and 63 °F (17 °C) at night. Sweltering periods can see high heat and humidity, with heat indces around 98 °F (37 °C) or higher, with overnight lows not going below 72 °F (22 °C).

1 Abbot-Spalding House Museum, 5 Abbot St, ☏ +1 603 883-0015. An historic 18th-century federal-style home just north of downtown, the home also houses a museum featuring artifacts and furnishings from the 17th and 18th centuries. (updated Jul 2017) 2 Holman Stadium, 67 Amherst St, ☏ +1 603 589-3370. Historic Holman Stadium is where racially integrated professional baseball was first played (Nashua Dodgers). Until 2010, the stadium was used by a minor league team (Nashua Defenders, and before that Nashua Pride). Nashua Cemetery. Opened in 1835, this historic burial ground lies at the foot of French Hill at the corner of Canal Street and Lowell Street. 3 Nashua City Hall, 229 Main St, ☏ +1 603 589-3000. A large, federal-style structure that features a white spire adorned by a large golden eagle and occupies a prominent place in the center of Nashua's historic downtown district, at the corner of Main Street and Hollis Street. Nearby is a monument to the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, who announced his candidacy for the U.S. Presidency on the front steps of the City Hall. (updated Jul 2017) 4 Soldiers and Sailors Monument. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is an American Civil War memorial located in central Nashua within the triangle formed by Concord, Amherst, and Nashville streets. The cornerstone of the large granite monument was laid on May 30, 1889, and the monument dedicated on October 15, 1889.

1 Greeley Park, 100 Concord St. Greeley Park is a public park occupying 125 acres (51 ha) extending from the Merrimack River, across Concord Street, to Manchester Street. The property was originally bought in 1801 by Joseph Greeley, and the land was later deeded to the city of Nashua in 1896 by his grandson. In 1908, John E. Cotton donated $5000, an amount that was matched by city funds, to construct a stone rest house, a fountain, a shallow pond, a gravel walk, and flower beds, thus converting the farm into a public park. Today the park offers plays, movies and music festivals at the bandstand, and also features hiking trails, horseshoe pits, ball fields, tennis courts, a community gardening section, and a decrepit boat ramp on the Merrimack River. SkyVenture, New Hampshire, 3 Poisson Av, ☏ +1 603-897-6002. Indoor vertical windtunnel skydiving in Southern Nashua near the big box shopping stores (behind CVS). 2 Mine Falls Park, 8 Riverside St (and 6 other access points). This park, commonly called "The Jewel of Nashua", has miles of biking, cross-country, and jogging trails that follow the old canal and the Nashua river. It stretches over 325 acres from the western side of Route 3 to the old mills on the edge of downtown. It is not unlikely you will see beavers, otters or muscrat in the canal or river, as well as ducks and other waterfowl. It is a favorite fishing spot for the locals as well. At the western entrance there is a hydroelectric plant next to an old brick gatehouse from which you can see far down the river.

Many restaurants, cafes, and pubs line the picturesque Main Street in northern Nashua. In addition, there are an ever-growing number of ethnic restaurants throughout the city, including Indian, Mediterranean, Columbian, Mexican, and others. The downtown Main Street area has become a minor destination for its restaurants and bars. 1 Martha's Exchange, 185 Main St, ☏ +1 603 883-8781. Brewpub serving the usual pub favorites. There is a large bar that primarily serves their own beers and outdoor seating in the summer (updated Jul 2017)

Main Street is a bar-hopping hot spot: Irish pubs, sports bars, dance clubs (though nothing spectacular), and sidewalk cafes.

1 Courtyard Nashua (formerly Nashua Marriott), 2200 Southwood Dr, ☏ +1 603 880-9100, fax: +1 603 886-9489. All 245 hotel rooms feature a large work desk & free hi-speed Internet. (updated Jul 2017) 2 DoubleTree by Hilton Nashua, 2 Somerset Parkway, ☏ +1 603 886-1200. sauna for those cold nights. 3 Motel 6, 2 Progress Ave, ☏ +1 603 889-4151, fax: +1 603 886-4721. (updated Jul 2017) 4 Sheraton Nashua, 11 Tara Blvd, ☏ +1 603 888-9970, fax: +1 603 888-4112. The front facade is going for a castle-look.

Manchester - Boston Regional Airport (MHT IATA) is 30 minutes by car from Nashua. Logan International Airport (BOS IATA) is approximately one hour by car from Nashua No interstate highway runs through Nashua; though it is easily accessible from both I-93 and I-495. The main expressway through Nashua is the north-south U.S. 3, which connects to I-93 in Manchester to the north (via the F.E. Everett Turnpike/I-293) and I-495 in Lowell, Massachusetts to the south. From Manchester, Concord and points north: Take I-93 south to I-293/Everett Turnpike. Stay with the Everett Turnpike through Merrimack. Nashua can be accessed via exits 7-1 along U.S. 3/Everett Turnpike. From Boston and points southeast: Take I-93 north to I-495 south (exit 44). Once on I-495, take U.S. 3 North (exit 35). The South Nashua shopping district can be accessed via U.S. 3 exit 36 (Middlesex Road), the last exit in Massachusetts. The rest of Nashua can be accessed via exits 3-7 on U.S. 3/Everett Turnpike. From New York City and points southwest: Take I-95 north to I-91 north (exit 48). Take I-91 to Hartford, and get off on CT-15/I-84 east (Exit 29). Take I-84 east to its terminus at I-90/Massachusetts Turnpike. Follow directions as below "From points west". From points west: Take I-90 east to I-495 north (exit 11A). Take I-495 north to U.S. 3 North (exit 35). The South Nashua shopping district can be accessed via U.S. 3 exit 36 (Middlesex Road), the last exit in Massachusetts. The rest of Nashua can be accessed via exits 3-7.

Nashua Transit System, 30 Elm St, ☏ +1 603 880-0100 ext 203.