Old Man of the Mountain Historic Site — Attraction in Franconia

It's a very pretty place to go for a short walk when your there and it's such a cool layout where you can view the old man the way it was back in the day, by standing at the points indicated according to your height. The walk is about 20 mins and It's very peaceful and quiet just to be there surrounded by flowers and the view of the profile Lake with the mountains surrounded. There is a very nice view of the Eagle Cliff from this point too. Do recommend going there.I went with my Fiance on Labor day weekend and it was not crowded at all. There is a very pretty bike path that goes through the Old man...

10/2022 Nostalgia brings me back here, any time we are in the area. It is always clean & well kept, and I like their plans for future work. The path to the monument area is paved, which is very nice. There is only one major drawback... there is a very steep hill from that 1st building (alongside parking lot), going down to the memorial/monument area. The hill is much too steep for a wheelchair, so my daughter was unable to go along the path to the memorial area (something she loved, before her accident that left her in...

Beautiful views here all around. Though the Old Man of the Mountain may be gone, there is a pretty cool way to see what it would have looked like while still on the mountain. Go to the small viewing park and find the footprints that match your height and stand in them and the post in front of you will align with your eyeline and the mountain and show you what the Old Man would look like if still there. Very clever and very well thought out to do this. Decent sized parking lot and a short walk down to...