'''Hanover''' is a city in west central New Hampshire. It is home to Dartmouth College[http://www.dartmouth.edu/home/campus-comm/neighbors/], founded in 1769. Dartmouth's pretty campus dominates the center of this small town and provides most of the attraction.

Get in

By car

  • '''From Boston (about 2.5 hours)'''
  • Interstate 93 north to Interstate 89 north at Concord, NH. Exit I-89 at Exit 18 in Lebanon, NH, bear right onto Route 120 north and follow to Hanover.
  • '''From Burlington, Vermont (about 1.5 hours)'''
  • Take I-89 south to I-91 north in White River Junction, VT. Continue as below.
  • '''From New York (about 5 hours), southern New England and points south'''
  • Take '''Interstate 91 north to exit 13''' at Norwich, Vermont. Bear right off the exit, across the Ledyard Bridge spanning the Connecticut River. Continue up the hill on West Wheelock St. in Hanover.

    By air

  • '''Lebanon Regional Airport''', 5 Airpark Road, Lebanon, NH, Phone: ''+1 603'' 298-8878 (M-F 8AM-4PM), [http://www.flyleb.com/]. US Air Express flies here.
  • Other alternatives are Manchester (New Hampshire) and Burlington (Vermont), both about 1.5 hours away by car; or Logan International in Boston or Bradley International in Windsor Locks, both about 2.5 hours away.
  • By train

  • Amtrak[http://www.amtrak.com] "Vermonter" service from Washington and New York arrives daily in nearby White River Junction, Vermont.
  • By bus

  • '''Vermont Transit''', In-state: 800-642-3133, Out-of-state: 800-451-3292, [http://www.vermonttransit.com/].
  • '''Dartmouth Coach''', Phone: ''+1 603'' 448-2800, Toll free: ''+1 800'' 637-0123., [http://www.concordtrailways.com/dartmouth_coach.htm]. Daily service between the Dartmouth campus and Boston South Station and Logan Airport.
  • '''Advance Transit''', ''+1 802'' 295-1824, [http://www.advancetransit.com/]. Serves the Upper Valley towns. All routes are free.
  • Get around

  • The downtown/campus area is easily covered on foot.
  • '''Advance Transit''', ''+1 802'' 295-1824, [http://www.advancetransit.com/]. Bus line has a campus route and also serves most neighboring towns to which one is likely to go.
  • See

  • '''Hood Museum of Art''', Wheelock Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 646-2808, Fax: ''+1'' 603 646-1400, email: hood.museum@dartmouth.edu, [http://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu]. Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM (W to 11PM); Su 12PM-5PM. Wheelchair accessible. Free.
  • '''Hopkins Center for the Arts''', Wheelock Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 646-2422, Fax: ''+1'' 603 646-1375, email: hopkins.center@Dartmouth.edu, [http://hop.dartmouth.edu/]. Visual arts, theatre, dance, film, concerts, it's all here.
  • '''Montshire Museum of Science''', One Montshire Road, Norwich, VT, Phone: ''+1 802'' 649-2200, Fax: ''+1 802'' 649-3637, E-mail: montshire@montshire.org, [http://www.montshire.org]. Just across the river.
  • '''Dartmouth Athletics''', Phone: ''+1 603'' 646-2466, email: big.green.tickets@dartmouth.edu, [http://athletics.dartmouth.edu/tickets/dart-tickets.html]. Ivy league action.
  • Do

  • '''Hanover Country Club Golf Course''', Rope Ferry Rd., Phone: ''+1 603 646-2000, [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~hccweb/]. 18 holes, 6500 yards, Semi-private course welcomes public play.
  • '''Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center''', DOC House at Occum Pond on Clement Rd., Phone: ''+1 603 643-6534, [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~doc/dxc/]. Maintains over twenty-five kilometers of groomed cross country ski trails on Oak Hill, the Golf Course and Garipay Field. Provides equipment rentals for skiing, skating, and other winter activities, as well as group and private instruction.
  • '''League of New Hampshire Craftsmen''', 13 Lebanon St., Gallery: ''+1 603'' 643-5050, CraftStudies: ''+1 603'' 643-5384, [http://www.nhcrafts.org/hanover/index.html]. A gallery worth seeing, but also classes in clay, jewelry and fiber.
  • '''Hike the Appalachian Trail'''. It runs right through town.
  • Buy

  • '''Dan & Whit's General Store''', Main Street in Norwich, Vermont. Open every day. Nexus from which all distances are measured. A true general store with a treasure trove of gadgets and tools spanning the early farming days of the area to the present. If you need something that is rare or out of season, they will have it in the back. Slip behind the deli counter to find gardening and sugaring supplies, sleds, hardware and paint. "If we don't have it, you don't need it."
  • Eat

  • '''Canoe Club''', 27 S. Main Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-9660.
  • '''Bagel Basement''', 6 Allen Street (downstairs), Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-2245.
  • '''Dirt Cowboy Cafe''', 9 S. Main Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-1323.
  • '''Everything But Anchovies''', 5 Allen Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-6135, [http://www.ebas.com/].
  • '''5 Olde Nugget Alley''', Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-5081.
  • '''Jesse's Restaurant & Tavern''', Lebanon Road, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-4111.
  • '''Molly's Restaurant & Bar''', 43 S. Main Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-2570.
  • '''Murphy's On the Green''', 11 S. Main Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-4075, [http://www.murphysonthegreen.com/].
  • '''Subway''', 11 Lebanon Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-0360.
  • '''BoLoCo''', 35 S. Main Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-0202, [http://www.thewrap.com/].
  • '''Zin's at Hanover Inn''', Main Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-4300.
  • '''India Queen''', 44 S. Main Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-6900.
  • '''The Jewel of India''', 27 Lebanon Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-2217.
  • '''Mai Thai Cuisine''', 44 S. Main Street, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-9980.
  • Drink

  • '''Jesse's Restaurant & Tavern''', Lebanon Road, Phone: _e_e+1 603_f_f 643-4111.
  • '''Molly's Restaurant & Bar''', 43 S. Main Street, Phone: _e_e+1 603_f_f 643-2570.
  • '''Murphy's On the Green''', 11 S. Main Street, Phone: _e_e+1 603_f_f 643-4075, [http://www.murphysonthegreen.com/].
  • Sleep

    Be advised that accommodations are extremely '''difficult to find in the area on special Dartmouth weekends''' such as Graduation, home football games and Winter Carnival.
  • '''The Hanover Inn''', Main Street, Toll free: ''+1'' 800-443-7024, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-4300, [http://www.hanoverinn.com].
  • '''Chieftan Motor Inn''', 84 Lyme Road (Rt. 10), ''+1'' 800-845-3557, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-2550.
  • '''The Norwich Inn''', 325 Main Street, Tel (802) 649-1143) [http://www.norwichinn.com] This historic Vermont inn offers it's own alehouse and brewery, meeting and reception facilities, a variety of rooms and much more.
  • '''The Trumbull House Bed & Breakfast''', 40 Etna Road, Toll free: ''+1'' 800-651-5141, Phone: ''+1 603'' 643-2370, [http://www.trumbullhouse.com/]. Five rooms in a sixteen acre country setting.
  • Norwich Bed and Breakfast. 29 Bradley Hill Road. 02-649-3800. ww.norwichbnb.com. Elegant country living on a twenty acre working farm overlooking the Connecticut River and the White Mountains. Four elegant rooms, spendidly appointed, each with private bath. Scrumptious farm-style breakfast with local produce including organic eggs from our free-range chickens.

    Get out

    Hanover is in the middle of many charming small towns. For a scenic drive take Route 10 north along the Connecticut River and then Routes 116 and 112 to the Lincoln in the White Mountain National Forest.