Vermont Activities and Attractions

Vermont Farms, Food and Drink

Artisanal cheese makers: Take the tour and visit the various local producers of cheese

Orchards: Pick your own fruit at any number of local orchards

Charlotte Village Winery: Take a tour and have a tasting session of the regular and blueberry wines

Shelburne Farms: Visit this historic site and sample the vast range of products they serve up in their shop

Local Vermont farmers markets: Visit your local farmers market. They are located all over the State

Morgan Horse Farm: The Pride and Product of America

Maple View Farm: Visit the Alpacas

Ben and Jerry’s: Visit the home of the world famous ice cream and get to taste some trial flavors!

Magic Hat Brewery: This eccentric brewery holds tours and tastings for the Magic Hat faithful

Otter Creek Brewery: Located in Middlebury with its English Brew master playing with local ingredients to make innovative brews

Long Trail Brewery: Close to Woodstock is the famous Long Trail brewery

Ecotourism: Vermont has always been a forerunner in this area and wants to share it with you

Arts and Galleries

Norton’s Gallery: Meet Norton’s whimsical wood carved animals by Lake Champlain in Shoreham

Timothy Fisher Gallery: Paintings and modern sculpture

Last Green Place Fine Art Gallery:  Located in Middlebury

Woody Jackson: Famous for adorning the Ben and Jerry’s Pints

Robert Compton Pottery: Making handmade pottery for over 25 years

Crystal Pottery: Located just outside Middlebury on Rte 30

Simon Pearce: Located in Quechee, watch glass being blown by craftsmen in the workshop, visit the store or have lunch overlooking the waterfalls

Entertainment

State of Vermont Tourism Site: Are you ready for a Vermont Adventure?

Paintballing: Champlain Valley Paintballing in Shoreham

Flynn Theater: Vermont’s Premier Live performance Showplace

Music and Gigs: Other Live performance Venues

Movies Burlington : get listings for Burlington and other local Movie theaters

Movies Middlebury: Middlebury listings

Vergennes Opera House: Check for current performances

Middlebury College of Arts: Check for most recent exhibitions and performances

Historical Sites and Reenactments

Covered bridges: Vermont has the largest amount of covered bridges in the country

Shelburne Museum: One of the nation’s finest and most diverse museums of art and Americana

Reenactments: Steeped in history

Hubbardton Battlefield: The site of the only Revolutionary war battle to be fought entirely in Vermont

Fort Ticonderoga: A restored military fortress

Carillon:  A 1920’s style lake cruiser which sets sail next to the ferry and enjoy the anecdotes of Captain Saenger as he waxes lyrical on Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys conquests at the Fort

Crown Point State Historical Site: Learn about the changing ownership and impact of this historic site

Chimney Point State Historic Site: Learn about Chimney Point in Native American, French colonial and early American times

Mount Independence: Visitors center and trails

Museum and Arts Center: Brattleboro

The Henry Sheldon Museum: Located in Middlebury

DAR John Strong Mansion Museum: Tells the story of a colonial family’s life in the Northern Wilderness

Rokeby Museum: An insight into Vermont life and agriculture, for history related to the Underground Railroad

John Deere: See the monument in Middlebury

The Vermont Folklife Center: Preserving the voices and traditions of Vermont

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum: Vermont’s most colorful and controversial founder

State Museum of the Vermont Historical Society. Full walkthrough multimedia experience)

Robert Hull Fleming Museum: Vermont’s most comprehensive collections of Art and Anthropology

Robert Frost Trail: A trail that honors the famous poet

Maritime and the Lakes

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: Lake Champlain is considered one of the most historical bodies of water in the country

Champlain Quadricentennial: Vermont celebrates Lake Champlain

Family

Vermont Teddy Bear Factory: Located in Shelburne with tours running daily

Echo: Lake Aquarium and Science Center. A great multimedia experience for all the family

Cable ferry: A 12 minute ride to or from Fort Ticonderoga

Ben and Jerry’s: Visit the home of the world famous ice cream and get to taste some trial flavors!

Local Events Calendar: There is always plenty to do all year round. Just check out the Calendar for upcoming events

Wildlife and Nature

Dead Creek Wildlife Refuge: For ornithologists