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Visit Hanover, a river's edge college town at the crossroads of Ivy League heritage and New England charm

Dartmouth Hall, Circa 1784, overlooking the Dartmouth Green
A bustling small town street with shops, parked cars, and a background of green hills under a clear sky.
Main Street, Hanover
The Hanover Inn
A snow-covered courtyard with a large building featuring a clock tower and illuminated windows at dusk. Two people walk in the foreground.
Baker Tower on a winter's eve
A white house with green shutters and a central door. An American flag hangs beside the door. Pink flowers line the pathway leading to the entrance.
The Daniel Webster House
Historic brick and stone church with a prominent bell tower, surrounded by green trees and a clear blue sky.
Rollins Chapel

Historic Hanover, perhaps the cultural and intellectual epicenter of northern New England, is a uniquely picturesque college town of about 12,000 located along the east bank of the Upper Connecticut River.  

Hanover is a scenic two-hour drive through the White Mountains from Boston and three hours from Providence via I-93 and I-89, and about two and a half from hours up the Connecticut River Valley from Hartford, and not quite five hours from New York City via I-95 and I-91.   Hanover is also an easy drive also from Montreal and Quebec City, all the way, except the last kilometer, via Canadian Autoroutes and U.S. Interstate highways.  See interactive driving maps in the Driving Directions to Hanover section below.

Where to Sleep, What to Do, Where to Dine in Hanover, New Hampshire

Hotel room with two double beds, green accents, patterned carpet, and wall art. A window with curtains and a small desk with a chair are in the background.
The Hanover Inn
A gallery at the Hood Museum of Art in Hanover, New Hampshire
The Hood Museum of Art
A sunlit dining area with a set table for four, near large windows overlooking an outdoor patio with trees.
Sunlit table at The Pine
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The Hanover community may be best known as the home of Dartmouth College, and the resources, including the Hood Museum of Art, the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts facility in the center of town, and the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center that the community and the College offer residents and visitors.  

For regular visitors, Hanover is a favorite summertime and autumn destination for weekend getaways and outdoor adventures for families and couples, with ample, nationally flagged hotel accommodations nearby (not to mention the august Hanover Inn), as well as multiple, nearby attractions and activities, not the least of which is skiing at the Dartmouth Skiway (unquestionably one of New Hampshire’s best-kept winter secrets).

Editors’ Note:  Hanover has regularly been named one of America’s best places to live and one of America’s best places to retire by various nationally distributed magazines.

Driving Directions to Hanover, New Hampshire

The crossroads of Hanover, the intersection of Main and Wheelock, is a one-mile, two-minute drive from Exit 13 off I-91 in Norwich, Vermont (across the Connecticut River separating Vermont and New Hampshire).  See interactive driving maps below.

Driving Directions from Boston
Itinéraires à partir de Montréal
Driving Directions from Hartford
Itinéraires à partir de Quebec
Driving Directions from New York City
Driving directions from Ottawa

Getting to Hanover by Scheduled Airline

To/From Boston, Massachusetts (BOS): Cape Air operates four daily nonstop flights between Lebanon and Boston’s Logan International Airport. The flight duration is approximately 55 minutes, facilitating convenient connections to both domestic and international destinations.

To/From White Plains, New York (HPN): Cape Air offers two to three daily flights to Westchester County Airport in White Plains. This service includes complimentary ground transportation to Midtown Manhattan, specifically to 35th Street and 8th Avenue, making it a convenient option for travelers heading to New York City.

Lebanon Municipal Airport is located at 5 Airpark Road, approximately 3 miles west of Lebanon’s central business district, and an easy, 14 minute drive via Interstate 91 to downtown Hanover. The airport offers free parking for travelers. For booking and additional information, passengers can visit Cape Air’s website or contact their reservations at 800-CAPE-AIR (800-227-3247).