Albany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA.  Albany includes Mount Chocorua, Mount Paugus, and the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest.  It is actually the entrance to the Mount Washington Valley, and features a 120 foot covered bridge that spans the Swift River north of Kancamagus Highway.  Albany, New Hampshire is a popular place for hikers.

This town is named for Lord Acworth, who was an English nobleman.  The original charter was in 1752 and the original name was Burnet after a colonial governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.  The town was incorporated in 1772.  Acworth is a notable source for museum-quality crystals such as “beryl.”