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We took the cog railway to the top of Mount Washington during a snow blizzard, even though it was end of May!!!! Talk about its crazy weather!!! Luckily the service station was a solid indoor space with proper heat and protection. All guests were surviving well despite the blizzard. There’s a gift shop, a cafe, lots of sitting space, registration booth for hikers, and a museum. The cafe had hot and cold drinks and some food options. The gift was had plenty of nice souvenirs and MW merchandises. But the indoor space in general was little bit messy. The contracted post office was a nice surprise. We dropped couple of postcards to ourselves and friends from top of the mountain. But due to the blizzard we couldn’t do any other activity like going to the observatory.
Nehal Ahmed
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This was a good stop on our road trip through the Northeast. My wife and I spent a wonderful day at the Mount Washington State Park. It was a thrilling experience. Each view has a specialness all its own. Amazing difference in the weather at the top compared to the base of the mountain. There are multiple paths to explore, some of them are long and some short. If you plan to walk on any path, we would strongly recommend hiking boots or hiking sneakers. Make sure you visit if you are in the area.
Andy Novikov
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Although the views were spectacular I believe the Mount Washington Observatory needs to re-evaluate a couple things. The first is the decision to only carry Sm through XL clothes in the gift shop(s). I was SO bummed to find out you don't carry anything over a XL. I would've loved to have purchased a nice 2XL windbreaker with the Mount Washington Observatory logo on it. The second thing I was really disappointed with was with how much was out of order up top. The ATM, hot chocolate machine, the coin/ penny press and 2 displays in the museum were all out of order. Hopefully all of this can be rectified over the winter and I can purchase a 2XL windbreaker or any swag and leave a better review next year.
Michael Flecchia
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Beautiful views with lots of rocks to climb on. Not easily accessible for those in wheel chairs at the very top. It has running water, toilets that flush, and snack/lunch at the top. Gift shop below has a museum that is free you just have to ask for a token to view it. Weird but I think this is how they keep the count of how many is viewing it. Plenty of places to sit and enjoy the view or explore. Fabulous and we took the cog train up and back.
Amanda Guzik
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Someone told me that on average, Mount Washington sees about 60 clear-ish and sunny days out of the year. How blessed was I to go up, my first time, and the weather be so spectacular! It was over 50° and visibility was 80 miles! Outside of some tailgating vehicles which made me, as a motorist, a bit nervous going down, I’m really glad I decided to ride to the top! One of those good last minute decisions!
Hannah
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Listen if you’re from California or anywhere that’s hot , this place is windyyyyy and extremely cold even in the summer . Do yourself a favour and dress like you’re going to the moon because this place is coooold. The cog rail was amazing and the views at the mountain were beautiful but couldn’t stay in that cold for more than 5 minutes. Beautiful experience just dress right.
Sarahh S
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