Keene
Monadnock Region City In Cheshire County Whose Main Street, One Of The Widest In New England (Confirm), Runs From Central Square To Keene State College; Hub For The County'S Covered Bridges, Several In Neighbouring Swanzey (Confirm The Count), And For The Cheshire Rail Trail With Its Granite Stone Arch Bridges (Confirm). · Keene, New Hampshire
The small city at the heart of the Monadnock Region in southwestern New Hampshire, built around a Main Street so broad that it is often called one of the widest in New England (confirm the claim). At its north end, Central Square has a white church with a tall steeple, a Civil War soldiers' monument, a small green with a gazebo and old brick blocks, and the street runs south past shops, cafes and restaurants to the campus of Keene State College. The Colonial Theatre, a restored early 20th-century hall, shows films and live music and theatre. The city is the natural base for a drive around the covered bridges of Cheshire County, several of them in neighbouring Swanzey, and for the Cheshire and Ashuelot rail trails, old railroad beds that cross granite stone arch bridges on their way out of town (confirm names). For years Keene held a famous pumpkin festival that set records for lit jack-o'-lanterns, but it ended here after trouble in 2014 and should not be expected (confirm). Routes 9, 10, 12 and 101 meet at the city.
Main Street (Central Square), Keene, New Hampshire, 03431, United States
The city is open all year. Main Street shops generally open from mid-morning to early evening, with shorter hours on Sunday and some closed on Monday; cafes open early and restaurants serve lunch and dinner, several closed one or two days early in the week. The Colonial Theatre opens for films and shows on scheduled evenings and some afternoons, with the box office keeping limited daytime hours (confirm). College galleries follow the academic year and close in holidays. Covered bridges and rail trails are open at all hours, but rail trails are not cleared of snow in winter, and some back roads to the bridges are rough in mud season, roughly March and April.