Vermont Travel Highlights

The spring thaw is "mud time," good only for maple sugaring: collecting the sap of sugar maple trees and boiling it down to syrup: nearly a half-million gallons of syrup produced annually (37% of the US total production).

The Green Mountain State is green for good reason: heavy precipitation gives many Vermont ski resorts a good, long season, and the mountain scenery and imported alpine architecture help get one into the spirit of winter fun.

Although winter is its prime season, Vermont is also beautiful in summer. Room rates are lower, many ski resorts run their chair and gondola lifts for sightseers, and the state parks do a booming business with campers, hikers, and picnickers.

Beautiful Towns & Villages

Grafton, Dorset, Woodstock, Manchester, Newfane, and many other small Vermont settlements are picture-perfect New England towns.

Shopping

The Vermont State Craft Center at Frog Hollow in Middlebury is a gallery of Vermont artisans' achievements.

Maple Syrup

Whether you come in maple sugaring season (early spring) or not, you'll find Vermont maple syrup for sale in many places. More...

Children's Favorites

Circus Smirkus
Vermont's Northeast Kingdom is home to America's only touring youth circus, featuring amazing near-professional performers beneath a European-style big top tent. More...

Kids like the elevator ride to the top of the Bennington Battle Monument, and the panoramic view.

Young animal lovers are sure to admire the magnificent steeds at the Morgan Horse Farm in Middlebury

Museums

The Bennington Museum has excellent Revolutionary and Early American collections, as well as a superb exhibit of paintings by Grandma Moses.

Shelburne Museum, south of Burlington, is a huge complex over more than 37 historic buildings, a steamboat, and art galleries, holding the fullest collection of Americana ever assembled.

Hildene, in Manchester, was the gracious country mansion of Robert Todd Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's son), and is now open to the public.

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