New Hampshire has no sales tax or income tax, making it one of the few states in the U.S. with no broad-based tax on earned income.

New Hampshire is known as the “Granite State” because of its extensive granite formations and quarries.

The state motto of New Hampshire is “Live Free or Die.”

It was the first state to declare its independence from England in 1776.

The famous poet Robert Frost lived in New Hampshire for many years and wrote some of his most famous poems there.

The Mount Washington Observatory, located on the summit of Cannon Mounted, has recorded some of the most extreme weather conditions in the world, including the highest wind speed ever measured on land. The wind gusted to 199.3 miles per hour (320.7 kph), the highest speed the anemometer could record.

The Old Man of the Mountain, a famous rock formation resembling a face, was a well-known symbol of New Hampshire until it collapsed in 2003.

New Hampshire is home to the oldest continuously operated general store in the United States, the Brick Store in Bath, which has been open since 1790.

The state is bordered by Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, the Atlantic Ocean, and Canada’s Quebec province.

New Hampshire has a short coastline of about 18 miles (29 kilometers), making it the smallest coastline of any U.S. state.

The first free public library in the United States was founded in Peterborough, New Hampshire, in 1833.

The first women’s strike in the United States took place in Dover, New Hampshire, in 1828, led by the female textile workers known as the “Dover Girls.”

The famous motorcycle rally, Laconia Motorcycle Week, has been held annually in Laconia, New Hampshire, since 1923 and is one of the oldest motorcycle rallies in the country. The very first ride including over a hundred motorcyclists was held in 1916. It was originally called the “Gypsy Tour.” It is not uncommon for a few riders to die most years, with seven fatalities in 2008. New Hampshire does not require helmets for riding motorcycles, which according to helmet advocates may account for some of the deaths.

The inventor of Tupperware, Earl Tupper, was born in Berlin, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is one of the few states in the U.S. that does not require adults to wear seat belts while driving.

The first American astronaut to travel in space, Alan Shepard, was born in Derry, New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire State House in Concord is the oldest state capitol building in which the legislature meets in its original chambers

The state boasts over 800 lakes and ponds.

New Hampshire is home to the world’s longest candy counter, located at Chutters Candy Store in Littleton.

The Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, spanning the Connecticut River between New Hampshire and Vermont, is the longest covered bridge in the United States.

New Hampshire has more than 70 state parks and recreation areas, offering a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and fishing.

These laws are on the books in New Hampshire but seldom enforced:

If a person is caught raking the beaches, picking up litter, hauling away trash, building a bench for the park, or many other kind things without a permit, he/she may be fined $150 for ‘maintaining the national forest without a permit’.

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.