The Mount Washington Railway is the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway. Opened in 1869, it remains the second-steepest in the world, with grades reaching up to a remarkable 37%! It’s an engineering marvel that solved a difficult problem in an era when people believed anything was possible. At the same time, the train offers a spectacular journey: from dense forest at the base to alpine tundra at the summit, crossing three distinct climate zones. And where does it take you? To Mount Washington, a peak notorious for “the world’s worst weather,” where the strongest wind gust of 231 mph / 371 km/h was ever recorded!

Hiking from hut to hut in the Presidential Range in central New Hampshire is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. This area of the White Mountains is remarkable in many ways. Its scenery rivals that of national parks in Western North America and its treeless alpine tundra seems a world away from the hustle and bustle of the nearest big cities such as Boston or Montreal. Mount Washington, the tallest peak of the Presidential Range, is known to be the most dangerous small mountain in the world due to its strong winds and unpredictable weather. Come explore the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, and your memories will certainly last for the rest of your life.