White River Junction, VT Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Probably the most exciting thing ever to happen in WHITE RIVER JUNCTION was the first use of laughing gas as an anesthetic, in 1844. The town has little to offer on its own, but it's an invaluable transportation hub: Amtrak trains stop right by North Main Street, and buses run east into New Hampshire – Hanover is just across the river – and throughout Vermont. A good old-fashioned railroad hotel – the Hotel Coolidge at 39 S Main St (tel 802/295-3118 or 1-800/622-1124, www.hotelcoolidge.com ; $50–75) – still survives in the town center, and has recently added an HI-affiliated hostel … more »