Things To Do
Hanover
This is where Dartmouth campus is located. Students will still be around for finals week, so expect a bustling downtown! Grab a coffee or ice cream and walk down Main Street and around campus. There are also beautiful neighborhoods and great trails to walk, including a section of the Appalachian Trail. Visit: Hood Museum of Art Dartmouth Campus Ledyard Canoe Club - take a kayak or SUP on the Connecticut! Hike Velvet Rocks via the Appalachian Trail To Eat: Lou's Restaurant & Bakery Little Havana Hanover Scoops (ice cream) To Drink: Murphy's on the Green Coffee: Still North Books and Bar
White River Junction
You can easily spend a day in WRJ alone! Only a mile from our house, we find ourselves here often! To Eat: Tuckerbox (Turkish) Phnom Pehn (Cambodian) REDCAN (+ speakeasy in the back) Big Fatty's BBQ Coffee: Putnam Vine/yard Cappadocia Cafe To Drink: Putnam Vine/yard River Roost Brewery Wolf Tree Shopping: POST Revolution Fontinalis Little Istanbul Vermont Salvage Exchange COVER Home Cover to COVER Books
Norwich
Across the Connecticut River from Hanover is Norwich, Vermont. We love King Arthur Baking Company, where you can purchase baked goods, shop for every baking supply you can imagine, and even walk in some wooded trails. There is also the Montshire Museum of Science, which is a really fun place especially for kids.
Vermont Bike & Brew
This would be a fun way to be active and enjoy some views and brews! Group discount information at the link!
Woodstock
We love walking up Central Street, there are lots of cute shops with a small park at the end. There are beautiful homes here, so a walk through the neighborhood would also be nice. Visit: Billings Farm and Museum Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park To Eat: Mon Vert Cafe Worthy Kitchen To Drink: Au Comptoir Coffee: If you're up for a scenic 10-minute drive north from Woodstock, our favorite coffee is at Abracadabra! Depending on when you go they may also be serving creamees! On the Way: VINS Nature Center - Quechee, VT
Franconia
One of our favorite days trips we've done was to Franconia and Sugar Hill. We started the day with a hike on Bridal Veil Falls Trail, and then went to Polly's Pancake Parlor for breakfast. We had about an hour wait for our table, so we drove back into Franconia just as Iron Furnace Brewing opened. We had a beer and got back to Polly's for pancake flights. We would absolutely repeat everything we did this day. There are many excellent hikes in Franconia Notch State Park, just south of Franconia. Also, the lupine should be in bloom, which will make this a beautiful drive and view from Polly's!
Burlington
Burlington is where Kyle proposed to Haley! Burlington is full of bike paths and breweries, two of our favorite things. Church Street is a pedestrian mall area with lots of shopping. Burlington is right on Lake Champlain, so there are also waterfront walking paths. Visit: MetroRock Climbing Gym (Essex Junction) Centennial Field (Vermont Lake Monsters Baseball) To Eat: Mountain Valley Restaurant (this may be the best Indian either of us have ever had)
Boston
Boston is a two-hour drive or coach bus from where we are in new Hampshire. This would make an excellent day trip! The Red Sox have weekday home games before and after our wedding weekend.
Portland
Portland is three hours away, and you've already made it this far! Portland is so fun and beautiful, and a gastronomical paradise.
Other Places Nearby
There are so many other cool places in Lebanon, NH, the town we live in, and right across the river in White River Junction. Stowe, VT and Portsmouth, NH are very cool, as are the capitals, Concord and Montpelier. If you are looking for any other recommendations for hikes, places to eat, or other points of interest, let us know!
