Things to Do, Places to Go

The Upper Connecticut Valley region is full of other outstanding museums, attractions and historical sites within a few minutes' drive of the Montshire.

The Hood Museum of Art (one mile drive) located on the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover, N.H., houses ten main galleries in a 40,000-square-foot postmodern building. Right around the corner from the Montshire on Route 5 in Norwich (two miles) is the famous King Arthur Flour Baker's Store, the destination for bakers looking for new and classic baking products and resources.

The American Precision Museum, Windsor, Vt. (19 miles) preserves the history of the machine tool industry in the Upper Valley. The Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vt. (19 miles) is a working farm that maintains the spirit and values of Vermont's rural past. The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (13 miles) includes one of North America's finest collections of birds of prey.

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If you are traveling to the Upper Valley or anywhere else in Vermont, use the following links to plan your itinerary:

Vermont Attractions Association. Learn everything you'll need to know about the 67 top attractions in the state of Vermont.

Vermont Tourism Network. If you are a tour group leader, a tour professional, or are arranging your own family vacation, VTN can help you put together group packages that include the Montshire and other area attractions.

http://www.vermontvacation.com/ is a great tool to plan your Vermont vacation in detail, from arranging lodging and restaurant reservations, to learning about special events happening all over the state.

The Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce and the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce provide detailed information on lodgings and restaurants for all tastes and budgets in the Upper Valley region.

ValleyNet provides a comprehensive calendar of events throughout the Upper Valley.