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Hanover, New Hampshire is a vibrant New England town located approximately two and a half hours northwest of Boston. Set upon the intersection of the Connecticut River and the Appalachian Trail, and flanked by the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the Green Mountains of Vermont Dartmouth's location is striking in its natural beauty.
As one of the nation's major universities, Dartmouth has a significant presence in the Hanover community and throughout northern New England. The Hopkins Center serves as the region's major state-of-the-art performance center, drawing in notable artists from around the world such as Wynton Marsalis, Lauri Anderson, Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma. Various institutes and programs at Dartmouth bring political leaders and other luminaries for lectures, teaching fellowships and other activities. Recent participants in such programs include: Desmond Tutu, Maya Angelou, Ehud Barak and Richard Leakey. With a catalogue of 60,000 works, the Hood Museum of Art is one of New England's foremost collections. The Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, one of the nation's most distinguished teaching hospitals, serves all of northern New England and receives over two million visitors each year.
In addition to Dartmouth's own resources, there are more than 20 restaurants and cafes, a multi-screen movie theatre, numerous clothing shops, specialty shops and other retail services all within easy walking distance of campus.
In the surrounding area, facilities such as the Montshire Museum of Science, the Lebanon Opera House (home of Opera North), and the Northern Stage theatre company are available along with dozens of additional dining and entertainment options.
Students are permitted to have cars on campus after their first year, but fewer than 25% of students take advantage of this option. Local bus service is free and area transportation hubs are easily accessible via taxicab or bus.
Hanover and its surrounding communities offer a truly extraordinary combination of ample exurban resources and stunning natural beauty.
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