Getting Here GPS is fantastic.  It get you where you want to be, without planning ahead, without the need to worry and can point out useful or interesting things along the way.  GPS will get you to Cooperstown, however, it might be a bit more scenic than you’d prefer.  The directions below are our suggestions on a more direct route to the White House Inn and Cooperstown. From the South: NYS Thruway (87) north to exit 21 (Catskill). Rt. 23 west to Rt. 145 north to Rt. 20 west. Then Rt. 80 south to Cooperstown. Continue through traffic light in village. Rt. 80 becomes Chestnut Street. The White House Inn is 1-1/2 blocks from light, on right. From the East: Mass Pike to NYS Thruway (90) west to exit 25A (188). I-88 west to first exit (24) toward Duanesburg. Follow Rt. 20 west to Rt. 80 south to Cooperstown. From the West: NYS Thruway (90) east to exit 30 (Herkimer). Follow Rt. 28 south to Cooperstown. At Chestnut Street, turn left. The White House Inn is 1-1/2 blocks from turn, on left. From the North: NYS Thruway south to Albany, then 90 west to exit 25A (I-88). I-88 west to first exit (24) toward Duanesburg. Follow Rt. 20 west to Rt. 80 south to Cooperstown. Continue through traffic light in village. Rt. 80 becomes Chestnut Street. The White House Inn is 1-1/2 blocks from light, on right.