Candlepins is a style of bowling unique to Canada and the New England area where each player uses smaller balls to knock down thinner pins. Because of this combo, scoring points is much more difficult than your standard ten-pin bowling. Wiki tells me the highest official sanctioned score ever recorded is a 245 out of 300.

Interested in trying your hand at candlepin bowling? Thirty minutes away in Nashua, Leda Lanes that still offers candlepins. Shoe rentals are only $2.25, and one string (one game of candlepin bowling) is $3.00 per person. Leda also offers glow, or cosmic, bowling so call ahead at (603) 889-4884 for schedules.

Other bowling alleys in the area that offer candlepin bowling include:
Boutwells Bowling Center 152 N State St, Concord, NH, (603) 224-0941