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The Main Street Museum

The Main Street Museum is a museum and event space. You can find it in Hartford. Around 3K people visit each year.

Photo: Main Street Museum, CC BY 3.0
Visitors a year
3K
Wikidata
Where
In Hartford
17 places to stay
Open since
1992
In brief

A museum inside Hartford

Winters are cold

January nights drop to 10°. When to go ↓

You can stay in Hartford

The Main Street Museum is inside Hartford, which has 17 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓

Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep

May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 69–82°. When to go ↓

An airport 2 miles away

Lebanon Municipal (LEB) has airline service, about 2 miles from The Main Street Museum.

Established in 1992

The Main Street Museum dates from 1992. About ↓

Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.

When to go

Highs and lows by month

The months below show the weather around The Main Street Museum.

Jan30° / 10°
Feb33° / 11°
Mar42° / 20°
Apr56° / 31°
May69° / 42°
Jun77° / 52°
Jul82° / 57°
Aug80° / 55°
Sep72° / 47°
Oct59° / 36°
Nov46° / 27°
Dec35° / 17°
Typical highs and lows in Hartford. Green months are the mild ones. Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Hartford. Hartford’s full climate →
About

The Main Street Museum

The Main Street Museum is a museum and event space in White River Junction, Vermont. The museum is meant to evoke an 18th or 19th century cabinet of curiosities, and displays unusual and offbeat items, such as miniature shoes, unused keys, or hair locks from former presidents. It is also an event space, hosting drag events, concerts, poetry readings, and artwork by local artists. On its website, the museum is described as "a repository of artifacts and a public performance space".

Type
Museum
Established
1992
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Facts: Wikidata.
Where to stay

Rooms near The Main Street Museum

The first towns with rooms are Hartford (17) and Lebanon (14).

The Main Street Museum12Hartford17Lebanon14Woodstock19Woodstock9Killington48Hanover4Enfield4Royalton8KillingtonOkemo Mountain10 mi
The Main Street Museum12Places to stay in town
  1. 1Killington
  2. 2Okemo Mountain
In town

Hartford

17 places to stay · 12 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 3 campgrounds

You’re already here.

10,911 people

5 min drive

Lebanon

14 places to stay · 12 hotels · 1 motel · 1 campground

15,481 people

3 mi east of The Main Street Museum

20 min drive

Woodstock

19 places to stay · 7 hotels · 1 motel · 11 inns & B&Bs

2,970 people · 24% vacation homes

12 mi west of The Main Street Museum

15 min drive

Woodstock

9 places to stay · 4 hotels · 5 inns & B&Bs

903 people · 21% vacation homes

10 mi west of The Main Street Museum

Compare 8 towns
TownFrom The Main Street MuseumDrivePlaces to stayPeopleTypical homeSafety
Hartfordin town—17 12 hotels · 1 motel · 1 inn or B&B · 3 campgrounds10,911$305KC+
Lebanon3 mi east5 min14 12 hotels · 1 motel · 1 campground15,481$385KB−
Woodstock 24% vacation homes12 mi west20 min19 7 hotels · 1 motel · 11 inns & B&Bs2,970$582K—
Woodstock 21% vacation homes10 mi west15 min9 4 hotels · 5 inns & B&Bs903$775K—
Killington 82% vacation homes23 mi west35 min48 23 hotels · 3 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 15 lodges & cabins · 1 campground1,387$488KB−
Hanover8 mi northeast10 min4 3 hotels · 1 inn or B&B12,054$825KA
Enfield11 mi east15 min4 1 hotel · 3 inns & B&Bs4,470$391KA−
Royalton16 mi northwest25 min8 2 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 4 campgrounds2,692$263KB+

Day trip from

Straight-line miles.

Getting there

Nearest airports with airline service

LEBLebanon Municipal2 mi
RUTRutland - Southern Vermont Regional33 mi
MHTManchester-Boston Regional67 mi
ALBAlbany · major hub97 mi
Places to stay: Overture Maps (hotels, motels, inns, lodges, campgrounds, RV parks; not vacation rentals) · town figures: U.S. Census ACS · Safety: TownRatings Safety grade · airports: OurAirports. Distances are from The Main Street Museum’s main visitor area; drive times are estimates.
Make a day of it

Next door to The Main Street Museum

Every place here is under 67 miles away.

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Common questions

Asked about The Main Street Museum

Is The Main Street Museum in Hartford?

Yes. It’s inside Hartford, VT.

When is the best time to visit The Main Street Museum?

May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 69–82°.

What is the closest airport to The Main Street Museum?

Lebanon Municipal (LEB), about 2 miles away. The nearest big hub is Albany (ALB), about 97 miles.

Where should I stay near The Main Street Museum?

Hartford (in town, 17 places to stay), Lebanon (3 mi, 14 places to stay) and Woodstock (12 mi, 19 places to stay).

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.