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, West Lebanon NH, Phone: +1 603 298-8878 (M-F 8AM-4PM), [1]. US Air Express flies here.
Dartmouth Coach, Phone: +1 603 448-2800, Toll free: +1 800 637-0123., [4]. Daily service between the Dartmouth campus and Boston South Station and Logan Airport.
Advance Transit, +1 802 295-1824, [5]. 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, [6]. 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, [7]. 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, [8]. 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, [9]. Just across the river.
Hanover Country Club Golf Course, Rope Ferry Rd., Phone: +1 603 646-2000, [11]. 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, [12]. 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, [13]. A gallery worth seeing, but also classes in clay, jewelry and fiber.
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