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Derry
1) Robert Frost Farm
1884 (home to Robert Frost 1900-11) 712 Rockingham Road
Owned by the State of NH
This was the farm of poet Robert Frost (1874-1965) from 1900 to 1911. Many of his poems are based on his years as a farmer in Derry. An admission is charged to tour the home but the nature trail is open during daylight hours. Season passes are available. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1968. State Historic Marker #126 is on site as well.
2) Taylor Mill/Ballard Forest State Park
1805 240 Island Pond Road
Owned by the State of NH
Last operating up and down saw mill in New Hampshire. Located adjacent to the 71-acre Ballard State Forest, the original saw mill opened in 1799. The original mill stopped operating and was sold for scrap. In 1938, Ernest Ballard purchased another up and down saw mill and reassembled it at this site.
3) Granite State Rail Trail
Early 1900s - Former B&M Railroad Merchant's Row
Municipally-owned
The trail is part of the state trail/bicycle network. The trail is the original rail bed for the Boston & Maine Railroad and the 1849 Manchester and Lawrence Railroad. The Hood Milk Company used to put the milk on the train at the Derry Depot to go to Boston. The trail is also part of the Southern NH Trail Alliance which includes the towns of Salem, Windham, and Derry. As such, it was able to use federal transportation money administered through NH DOT to build the paved trail from the Massachusetts state line to the Town of Londonderry. This trail took the place of the former railroad tracks along the rail bed.
4) MacGregor Pioneer Park
1925-27 East Broadway
Municipally-owned
Large grass park with bandstand and various veteran monuments. Donated by a bequest from wealthy Texan Henry Frederick MacGregor. Home to Summer Concert Series and DerryFest as well as numerous holiday observances. Contact Derry Recreation Department for more details (603-432-6136, https://www.derrynh.org/parks-recreation).
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5) Broadway
1849-present East & West Broadway
Municipally-owned
The commercial center of Derry since 1849, Broadway has many restaurants of every price range, the Opera House, the Town Museum, stores, a number of parks, the Municipal Center, Court House, Library, several municipal parking lots, recreational fields, churches, and the Memorial to the Veterans of Foreign Wars from WWI to Afghanistan/Iraq.
6) Warner Hill Fire Tower
1939 Warner Hill Road
Owned by the State of NH
The commercial center of Derry since 1849, Broadway has many restaurants of every price range, the Opera House, the Town Museum, stores, a number of parks, the Municipal Center, Court House, Library, several municipal parking lots, recreational fields, churches, and the Memorial to the Veterans of Foreign Wars from WWI to Afghanistan/Iraq.