Sightseeing in Hanover, NH
August 9, 2010 8:03 AM Subscribe
What to do in and around Hanover, NH?
In mid-September, I'll be attending a seminar for a week at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. The seminar is Monday through Friday, and will keep me fairly busy. However, it ends mid-day on the Friday, and my wife could easily join me on the Thursday or so. This would leave us with a few days that we could spend doing, well, something.
So tell me: what is that something?
There have been some previous questions in this vein, but those have mostly focused on food or specific constraints. I have almost no constraints.
I'm up for driving someplace within 1.5hr or so (or even farther, if it's to the south, since I have to drive back to home in Boston eventually). Sightseeing, tours, photo opportunities, museums - practically anything is fair game.
So what should I do?
In mid-September, I'll be attending a seminar for a week at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. The seminar is Monday through Friday, and will keep me fairly busy. However, it ends mid-day on the Friday, and my wife could easily join me on the Thursday or so. This would leave us with a few days that we could spend doing, well, something.
So tell me: what is that something?
There have been some previous questions in this vein, but those have mostly focused on food or specific constraints. I have almost no constraints.
I'm up for driving someplace within 1.5hr or so (or even farther, if it's to the south, since I have to drive back to home in Boston eventually). Sightseeing, tours, photo opportunities, museums - practically anything is fair game.
So what should I do?
Mid-September will be a little bit early for foliage, but there should be some color by then, particularly further north. If the weather's nice, try a hike in either the whites or one of the nearby state parks, such as Cardigan.
posted by justkevin at 8:27 AM on August 9, 2010
posted by justkevin at 8:27 AM on August 9, 2010
Walk down into Quechee Gorge and go for a swim at the bottom end.
Go for a hike! Which one? Try one of these.
posted by golden at 8:32 AM on August 9, 2010
Go for a hike! Which one? Try one of these.
posted by golden at 8:32 AM on August 9, 2010
As a Dartmouth alum, I feel like it's always my job to pop into these threads with suggestions.
Go hike up the Gile Fire Tower.
Have a picnic on Balch Hill.
Poke your head over Queechee Gorge.
Go through Dartmouth's Hood Museum of Art.
See what's baking at the King Arthur Flour Shop.
Take a campus tour to see all the good stuff.
Walk around the Dartmouth Cemetary (watch out for poison ivy).
Have tea at Sanborn Library
Those are just a few off of the top of my head - this is mostly in and around Hanover. If you head up to Burlington (2 hours, if I remember), there's a ton of stuff around UVM. When my parents came up, they loved to tour the covered bridges in the area, though that was never my idea of a thrilling time.
And if you're going to be there on these dates, you should defiintely go see the World's Fair in Tunbridge, VT.
Hope this helps - this is sort of representative of my years on campus (without guiding you to a raging kegger).
posted by SNWidget at 8:33 AM on August 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
Go hike up the Gile Fire Tower.
Have a picnic on Balch Hill.
Poke your head over Queechee Gorge.
Go through Dartmouth's Hood Museum of Art.
See what's baking at the King Arthur Flour Shop.
Take a campus tour to see all the good stuff.
Walk around the Dartmouth Cemetary (watch out for poison ivy).
Have tea at Sanborn Library
Those are just a few off of the top of my head - this is mostly in and around Hanover. If you head up to Burlington (2 hours, if I remember), there's a ton of stuff around UVM. When my parents came up, they loved to tour the covered bridges in the area, though that was never my idea of a thrilling time.
And if you're going to be there on these dates, you should defiintely go see the World's Fair in Tunbridge, VT.
Hope this helps - this is sort of representative of my years on campus (without guiding you to a raging kegger).
posted by SNWidget at 8:33 AM on August 9, 2010 [1 favorite]
Oh, and how could I forget?
Stand in line for a while and get breakfast and pie at Lou's on Main Street. Many of my nights ended and many of my days began with food at this great place.
posted by SNWidget at 8:35 AM on August 9, 2010
Stand in line for a while and get breakfast and pie at Lou's on Main Street. Many of my nights ended and many of my days began with food at this great place.
posted by SNWidget at 8:35 AM on August 9, 2010
If you enjoy sculpture then Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site can be a lovely and inspiring place to stroll around for a couple of hours.
posted by okbye at 9:44 AM on August 9, 2010
posted by okbye at 9:44 AM on August 9, 2010
Small, nearby, and fun could be the Montshire Museum (http://www.montshire.org) but maybe that's more for kids?
Maybe I'm a biased local (grew up outside Burlington) but... there's not really *that* much to do in Burlington. Actually, I'd argue more toward heading up 91 and over to Mt. Washington area - you could come back down 93 easily. September sounds like a good time of year for one last hike in the Presidentials, if that's your thing. If nothing else, just take the "long way" back to Boston on 91N to 93S (which comes down through beautiful Franconia Notch) or an equivalent back road, assuming the weather's nice.
If you do head up to Burlington (2 hrs is a pretty good estimate) , however, you CANNOT miss breakfast at Penny Cluse Cafe. Burlington is cute, but there's not really all that much to do other than wander Church Street.
posted by maryr at 1:52 PM on August 9, 2010
Maybe I'm a biased local (grew up outside Burlington) but... there's not really *that* much to do in Burlington. Actually, I'd argue more toward heading up 91 and over to Mt. Washington area - you could come back down 93 easily. September sounds like a good time of year for one last hike in the Presidentials, if that's your thing. If nothing else, just take the "long way" back to Boston on 91N to 93S (which comes down through beautiful Franconia Notch) or an equivalent back road, assuming the weather's nice.
If you do head up to Burlington (2 hrs is a pretty good estimate) , however, you CANNOT miss breakfast at Penny Cluse Cafe. Burlington is cute, but there's not really all that much to do other than wander Church Street.
posted by maryr at 1:52 PM on August 9, 2010
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