If you’re in desperate need of a day spent pondering man’s relationship with nature, this is the itinerary to make your agriculturist heart sing. And it’s all within 2 miles of each other! If you really want to get in touch with nature, maybe you take a weekend day and bike the whole thing. Or try just leaving your cell phone at home.

Temple Forest Monastery

Chester Liu via Google Business This Buddhist Monestary, also called Jetavana, follows the Thai Forest tradition. The monks that live there use the peace and quiet to aid their meditation practice and live the Buddhist monastic way of life.

Just because you aren’t ready to live in a monastery doesn’t mean you can’t participate in the spiritual work that takes place there. In Thailand, monasteries like these can be found in most villages and towns and serve as a place for ceremonies, prayers, cultural activities, education, and medicine.

George Hoyt via Google Business The Temple hosts Sunday Meditation Workshops from 1-3 PM. Overnight guests are welcome as well as drop-in day visitors along with Saturday discussions of the Dharma or Buddhist philosophy.

Frye’s Measure Mill

Dave Delay via Flickr Water-powered since the 1850s, this mill is still used for producing wooden dry measure boxes of some of the highest quality. The Mill is a Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places.

Steve Wolfe via Google Business And if you love an engineering puzzle, you’ll love all the machinery that works much the same way it did way back when. Even if the history and industry don’t catch your attention, the mill really is just scenic and beautiful.

Connolly Brothers Dairy

Garry Sager via Google Business The only thing better than ice cream made fresh is petting the cows that helped make it for you. And you can live that dream at Connolly Brothers’ Dairy Farm.

Doug Adams via Google Business You might even get to help feed the baby cows! In the farm store, you can purchase milk, meat, and all things maple that come from the farm.

If you’re looking to connect with nature near Temple, New Hampshire, these are some spots worth your time!

Chester Liu via Google Business

This Buddhist Monestary, also called Jetavana, follows the Thai Forest tradition. The monks that live there use the peace and quiet to aid their meditation practice and live the Buddhist monastic way of life.

George Hoyt via Google Business

The Temple hosts Sunday Meditation Workshops from 1-3 PM. Overnight guests are welcome as well as drop-in day visitors along with Saturday discussions of the Dharma or Buddhist philosophy.

Dave Delay via Flickr

Water-powered since the 1850s, this mill is still used for producing wooden dry measure boxes of some of the highest quality. The Mill is a Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places.

Steve Wolfe via Google Business

And if you love an engineering puzzle, you’ll love all the machinery that works much the same way it did way back when. Even if the history and industry don’t catch your attention, the mill really is just scenic and beautiful.

Garry Sager via Google Business

The only thing better than ice cream made fresh is petting the cows that helped make it for you. And you can live that dream at Connolly Brothers’ Dairy Farm.

Doug Adams via Google Business

You might even get to help feed the baby cows! In the farm store, you can purchase milk, meat, and all things maple that come from the farm.

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Address: 140 Webster Hwy, Temple, NH 03084, USAAddress: 12 Frye Mill Road Wilton, NH 03086Address: Temple Forest Monastery, 32 Derbyshire Ln, Temple, NH 03084, USA