Attractions

Attractions Links

• Maple Grove Farms Museum and factory tours in St. Johnsbury. Open year around.
  
• Mill River Wildflower Farm Wildflower meadow tours, floral shop, available for country weddings. Located in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains.
  
• Champlain Valley Exposition Vermont's largest fair, annually last week of August in Essex Junction. Listing of other events at the fairgrounds year around.
  
• Cabot Cheese Cheese making factory tours, samples. Visitor Center in Cabot, annex in Waterbury. Open year around.
  
• Kennedy Brothers Factory Marketplace A country store, craft gallery, antique center. Vermont maple syrup, fresh fudge, cheddar cheese and other Vermont foods are available.
  
• Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium Founded in 1889 this natural history museum is located in an historic Victorian building in St. Johnsbury. Home to Vermont's only public planetarium and the Northern New England Weather Center. Open year around.
  
• Shelburne Museum The paddle-wheel steamship Ticonderoga, a New England lighthouse, covered bridge, and historic New England structures dot 45 beautifully landscaped acres in Shelburne Village. Collections of fine and decorative arts, paintings, folk sculpture, weathervanes, decoys, quilts, toys, dolls, circus memorabilia and more. Open May to October.
  
• Vermont Department of Agriculture Farmers' markets, farmstands and pick your own fruit and vegetable locations throughout the state.
  
• Kwiniaska 18-hole golf course and new state-of-the-art practice facility in Shelburne.
  
• Vermont Teddy Bear Company Watch bears "come to life" during half hour tours through factory in Shelburne.
  
• Vermont Attractions Association Listings of websites of over 50 attractions statewide and current events calendar.
  
• Rock of Ages Granite Quarries 50-acre, 600 ft. deep active quarry in Barre. Narrated tours. Open June to mid-October.
  
• Basketville America's Oldest Basket Company. Original store and workshop in Putney. Open year around.
  
• Ben & Jerry's Ice cream factory tours in Waturbury. Year around.
  
• Bennington Museum New England history and art with a Vermont emphasis, featuring Grandma Moses Paintings. Genealogy library, nature trail and picnic area. Open year around.
  
• Apple Orchards Directory of orchards by county throughout Vermont. Many offer pick-your-own hours, farmstands, apple pies.
  
• Shelburne Farms A 1,400-acre working farm, national historic site and education center located on the shores of Lake Champlain. Mozart festival, special events, walking trails, childrens farmyard and Inn. Open mid-May to mid-October.
  
• Hildene Historic summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln in Manchester. Formal gardens. Daily tours, mid-May through October.
  
• Green Mountain Railroad Scenic train tours from Bennington to Manchester and other areas of Vermont.
  
• Cold Hollow Cider Mill Fresh-pressed apple cider. Waterbury Center. Open year around.
  
• New England Culinary Institute Cooking school and student training restaurants in Montpelier, Burlington and the Inn at Essex. Tours and cooking demonstrations year around.
  
• BurlingtonVT.org Public events, area information, map of the Church Street Marketplace and other Burlington area attractions.
  
• Mountain Valley Farm Horse-drawn rides--hay, sleigh, wagon, draft, horses, pony, formal carriages, weddings, birthday parties, occasions, ceremony location, magnificent views, fields, honeymoon suite, farm animals, maple syrup, Mad River Valley, Sugarbush