Hanover, NH Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

HANOVER , near Lebanon and just across from Vermont, is home to the venerable and elegant Dartmouth College , founded in this remote spot in the eighteenth century "for the instruction of the Youth of Indian tribes … and others." The main attraction here is the small Hood Museum of Art on the college green (Tues & Thurs–Sat 10am–5pm, Wed 10am–9pm, Sun noon–5pm; free), which has works by Picasso and Monet alongside Assyrian bas-reliefs. In the adjacent cultural complex, the Dartmouth Film Society screens international art and classic movies year-round ($5). Hanover … more »