State Welcome Centers

by Melania Mitchel

Wherever you go in New England, welcome centers provide visitor information from traffic news to what to see and do. Most are open only in summer but some are open year-round.


Arial View of New Haven - Connecticut - New England

Connecticut

  • Danbury: I-84 eastbound, Exit 2
  • Darien: I-95 northbound between exits 11 and 13, year-round
  • Greenwich: Merritt Parkway northbound between exits 27 and 26, seasonal (opens Dec. 2013)
  • North Stonington: On I-95 southbound between exits 92 and 91; open 24 hours, year-round
  • Westbrook: On I-95 northbound between exits 65 and 66
  • West Willington: On I-84 westbound, between exits 70 and 69; open 24 hours, year-round

Stone House - Kennebunkport, Maine

Maine

  • Fryeburg: US Route 302
  • Kittery: I-95 & US Route 1
  • Houlton: I-95, Exit 302, north of Bangor
  • Calais: 39 Union Street
  • Yarmouth: off I-295 Exit 17 on US Route 1
  • Hampden North: I-95 northbound, approximately 7 miles south of Bangor
  • Hampden South: I-95 soundbound, approximately 7 miles south of Bangor
  • West Gardiner Service Plaza: I-95, Exit 102 Northbound; I-95, Exit 103 Southbound; I-295, Exit 51

Historic Deerfield in Winter - Deerfield, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Year-Round Welcome/Information Centers

  • Lancaster: Route 2 West
  • Plymouth: Route 3 South

Seasonal Information Centers (close late October)

  • Greenfield: Route 2A /I-91
  • Salisbury: I-95 South; open year-round

Bear Notch - White Mountains of New Hampshire

New Hampshire

  • Canterbury: I-93 Northbound
  • Colebrook: Route 3 (seasonal)
  • Hooksett: I-93 Northbound and Southbound
  • Lebanon: I-89 Southbound (seasonal)
  • Littleton: I-93, Exit 44 (seasonal)
  • North Conway: Routes 16 & 302
  • Salem: I-93 Northbound
  • Sanbornton: I-93 Southbound
  • Seabrook: I-95 Northbound
  • Springfield: I-89 Northbound
  • Sutton: I-89 Southbound

Independent (Non-State) Visitor Centers:

  • White Mountains Visitor Center: Exit 32 off I-93 North Woodstock
  • Waterville Valley Region Visitor Center: Route 49 in Campton
  • Greater Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce: Exit 7 off I-95
  • Lakes Region Tourism Association: Exit 20 off I-93 in Tilton

Historic Pawtuxet Village -Warwick, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

  • Lincoln: Route 295 North between Exits 9 & 10
  • Pawtucket: Route 95 North at Exit 28 and Route 95 South at Exit 29
  • Newport: 23 America’s Cup Avenue, downtown Newport; contact at 401-845-9123 or toll free in the U.S. at 800-976-5122
  • Providence: Route 95 north or south, exit 22

Vermont Lake

Vermont

Year-Round Welcome/Information Centers:

  • Bennington Welcome Center, Route 279/Route 7, 7 am – 9 pm
  • Bradford Information Center, I-91 Northbound, 7 am – 7 pm
  • Capitol Region Visitor Center, 134 State St., Montpelier, 6:30 am – 5 pm
  • Derby Line Welcome Center, I-91 S, 7 am – 7 pm
  • Fair Haven Welcome Center, Rte. 4A New York Border, 7 am – 7 pm
  • Georgia Northbound Information Center, I-89 North, 7am – 11 pm
  • Georgia Southbound Information Center, I-89 South 7am – 11 pm
  • Guilford Welcome Center, I-91 Massachusetts Border, open 24 hours, daily (only basic facilities 11 pm – 7 am)
  • Hartford South Information Center, I-89, 7 am – 9 pm
  • Lake Champlain Islands Welcome Center at Alburgh, Rte. 2, New York/Canadian Border, 9 am – 5 pm
  • Lyndonville Southbound Information Center, I-91 South, 7 am – 7 pm
  • Randolph Southbound Information Center, I-89 South, 7 am – 7 pm
  • Sharon Northbound Welcome Center, I-89 North, 7 am – 11 pm (Vermont’s Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial)
  • Waterford Welcome Center, I-93 N, New Hampshire Border, 7 am – 7 pm
  • White River Junction Welcome Center, Amtrak Station, 100 Railroad Row, White River Jct., 10am – 5pm Monday – Saturday
  • Williston Southbound Information Center, I-89 South, 7am – 11pm
  • Williston Northbound Information Center, I-89 North, 7 am – 11 pm

Note: Times are subject to change. Check state link above.