Nashua Tourism & Travel continued...
Here’s Some Suggested Points of Interest:
Downtown Nashua is the Region’s Premiere Fine Dining Destination; go to www.nashuachamber.com or www.greatamericandowntown.org.
Downtown Nashua is the Region’s Premiere Sidewalk Café / “People-Watching” Destination: go to www.greatamericandowntown.org.
Region’s Premiere (Tax Free) Retail Shopping Destination: Daniel Webster Highway South; Pheasant Lane Mall; new Nashua Landing Lifestyle Center; Amherst Street (Rt. 101A) Retail Corridor; etc.; go to www.nashuachamber.com.
Downtown Nashua is Nashua’s Heritage & Architectural Tourism Destination:
go to www.nashuahistoricalsociety.org.
Downtown Historic Walking Tours: Main Street, Railroad Square, Nashua Riverfront District, French Hill Neighborhood, The Tree Streets Neighborhood, The Nashua Manufacturing Co. Millyard, Main Street South Neighborhood, The Woodlawn Cemetery, The Nashua Cemetery, & Concord Street Mansion House Row. Contact Alan S. Manoian of Northeastern New Urban at newurbanalan@msn.com.
Nashua National Fish Hatchery: US Fish & Wildlife Service, Exit 6, 151 Broad Street, Nashua, NH. First established in 1898, the Nashua National Fish Hatchery supports Atlantic salmon, American shad, and other aquatic species restoration efforts in the Merrimack River and other rivers. Visiting hours are 8 AM to 4 PM daily, and personnel are available for free guided tours, lectures, and multimedia presentations to groups and organizations - as workload and schedules allow - normally during weekdays. It is recommended to schedule tours in advance by calling 595-0891.
Regional Town Tourism Opportunities: Hollis (Apple-picking, Silver Lake State Park); Merrimack (Anheuser-Busch Plant); Litchfield (Farm Stands); Amherst (Historic Village); Lowell (Urban National Historic Park); Salem (Mystery Hill, Canobie Lake Park); Jaffery (Mt. Monadnock State Park); Wilton (The Wilton Railroad); go to www.nashuachamber.com also go to www.visitnh.gov, www.nashuarpc.org
The New Hampshire Primary Travel / Political Heritage Tourism: JFK launched Presidential campaign from steps of Nashua City Hall in 1959; Ronald W. Reagan makes famous quote at Nashua High School Auditorium “I paid for this microphone Mr. Green!”; legendary visit by President Andrew Jackson in 1833; Franklin D. Roosevelt spent much time as a young man, while attending Groton School, at Nashua’s Tremont Hotel at corner of West Pearl & Main Street; President Howard Taft laid the cornerstone of the 1912 Y.M.C.A. Building at corner of Temple & Spring Street; etc. go to www.politicallibrary.org.
Jack Kerouac Heritage Tourism: Nashua is the ancestoral hometown of the Kerouac family. So, if you are looking for the full Kerouac experience, before going to Lowell, MA., one should start at Nashua, NH. Jack’s grandfather’s & father’s home (Jean Baptist & Leo Kerouac) is located at Pierce Street, and his mother’s home (Gabrielle Levesque) is located on Ash Street. Jack’s mother and father were married at St. Louis de Gonzague Church on West Hollis Street. The Kerouac family’s eternal resting place is at St. Louis de Gonzague Cemetery. Nashua is often mentioned in several of Kerouac’s world-famous novels.
Local & Regional Hotels:
go to Crown Plaza Hotel, Court Yard Hotel, Radisson, Holiday Inn, Sheraton, Hampton Inn and also The Nashua Chamber of Commerce.
Nashua Municipal Airport-Boire Field
Manchester/Boston Regional Airport
Boston/Logan International Airport:
go to www.loganairport.com and www.bostonexpressbus.com
Interstate Route 3 / FE Everett Turnpike: www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp (NH State Police); www.nh.gov/dot (NH Dept. of Transportation); New Hamspshire Traffic Information ; www.newhampshire.com/travel.
Parking & Transportation Options
Nashua offers excellent transportation connectivity. Downtown Nashua, our inner-city neighborhoods, and suburban districts are well integrated through a well-maintained system of local, state, and federal streets, roads, and highways.
On The Move In Nashua
Nashua is very much a multi-modal transportation city. The traditional core of the city is highly walkable, cycling trails, such as the Nashua Heritage Rail-Trail, and dedicated bicycle street-lanes are on the rise. Nashua’s CityBus fleet is new, well-managed, and highly recognized for excellent service throughout the city’s main residential and commercial corridors and serving some of our surrounding towns as well.
Several cab companies provide good service to the population; and if you are adventurous many could travel by kayak or canoe throughout the city upon our four main waterways. Parking amenities are abundant and various. Of course many commercial and institutional establishments provide on free on-site parking.
Downtown Nashua offers two large multi-level parking garages at most reasonable rates. Downtown Nashua also offers substantial on-street parking for shoppers and visitors to the Main Street district.
Helping You Get Around Town
Related organizations and departments:
Nashua City Bus
Nashua Regional Planning Commission
Nashua Parking