Vermont Attractions

Vermont Attractions | Boyden Valley Winery

Visit Vermont's first vineyard and winery. Walk through vineyards, take a tour of fermentation and barrel-room, learn about passion of making wine. International award-winning wines, free tours, 11:30am and 1:00pm, Vermont specialty products. Open June-December, Tuesday-Sunday 10-5; January-May, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Vermont Attractions | Bennington Potters

53 years as the oldest and largest American art pottery and Vermont's #1 factory outlet for pottery & decorative accessories for your home. Step back in time with Bennington Potters' historic buildings. Call for free tour schedule. Shops open Monday-Saturday 9:30-6. Sunday 10-5. Plenty of parking.

Vermont Attractions | Billings Farm & Museum

One of the finest Jersey dairy farms in America and a museum of rural Vermont life, featuring interactive activities and award-winning historical exhibits. The working farm, farmhouse, and extensive exhibits showcase this model farm, sustained by the Billings and Rockefeller families since 1871. May-Oct., daily 10-5;

Vermont Attractions | Adams Farm

Rain or Shine, this sixth generation working farm is a must see! Hands-on activities & demonstrations. Try milking goats or take a scenic hayride to bear caves. Featuring Afternoon Tea & Sheepherding Demo! A Farm Store - VT made Quilts & products. Livestock Barn. CALL AHEAD for hours, rates & events.

Vermont Attractions | Fish Culture Stations

Ten million fish? Vermont's five fish hatcheries produce that many each year! Come see fish grown from tiny eggs to the trophy size beauties we release into Vermont's lakes and streams. Families love to watch, feed, and learn about fish. Group tours on request. Bennington 802-447-2844, Salisbury 802-352-4371, Roxbury 802-485-7568, Newark 802-467-3660.

Vermont Attractions | Shelburne Museum

One of America's most distinctive and popular art and outdoor history museums. Exhibitions in 39 buildings. 6 period houses, a lighthouse, a steam locomotive, an operating vintage carousel, a general store, a covered bridge, steamboat Ticonderoga. Fine art galleries include paintings by Impressionist masters and great American artists. Park-like setting.

Vermont Attractions | Fairbanks Museum

The Museum was opened in 1891 by industrialist and philanthropist Franklin Fairbanks, nephew of the inventor of the platform scale, as one of the first teaching museums in America. A full calendar of public programs and events at the Museum are designed to challenge of thinking about our place in community, natural environment and the universe. The Museum is home to the only public planetarium in Vermont and the "Eye on the Sky" weather gallery.

Vermont Attractions | The Vermont Country Store

The Vermont Country Store opened in 1946 as the first restored rural country store in the nation. Our old fashioned counters are stocked with practical hard-to-find products including penny candy, toys, apothecary items, gadgets, clothing, food, and cheeses. It's like shopping in a museum! Visit the Vermont Country Store in Weston on Rte. 100 or Rockingham, VT on Rte. 103

Vermont Attractions | Sugarbush Farms

Our family owned farm is educational and fun. Learn how our Pure Vermont Maple Syrup is made then taste it! Watch cheese being hand cut, waxed and packaged. Visit with our farm animals and walk in our woods on the maple trail. Our Farmhouse Shop is full of tasty Vermont food products, aged cheeses and Pure Maple Syrup. We ship from our farmhouse shop and our mail order catalog is available. Free admission to our farm and we are open year round. We are 3 miles from the Taftsville Covered Bridge on Rt 4.

Vermont Attractions | Lake Champlain Chocolates

Free Chocolate Factory Tours! Free Samples! Unforgettable handcrafted chocolates made right before your eyes. Sample fresh, delicious award-winning confections - truffles, caramels, hazelnut pralines, chocolate novelties, and more. Purchase "factory seconds." Free Tours on the hour, from 9AM to 2PM, Monday through Friday, at the 750 Pine St. Burlington Factory. Voted a "Top Attraction" by Yankee Magazine and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce.

Vermont Attractions | Cold Hollow Cider Mill

New England's favorite cider mill is a must stop for all Vermont travelers. Enjoy FREE samples of cider, fudge, and other specialty foods. Natural foods bakery featuring apple pies, turnovers, and legendary cider donuts. Watch cider making and live beehive. Also, winery, Gift Shop, Christmas Shop, and mailorder house.

Vermont Attractions | Ben & Jerry's

Come check out famous ice cream factory! Our 30-minute guided tours are educational fun & a great activity for the whole family. Tour includes a mooo-vie, a bird's eye view of the production room and samples of the day! Open daily, year-round. Admission, kids 12 & under free.

Vermont Attractions | Apple Barn

From picking fruit to creating a tapestry of memories with its free children's programs, the emphasis is on family fun and quality country products at The Apple Barn. Featured on The Food Network, Good Morning America, and Yankee Magazine, it is where the aroma of fresh-baked delicacies mingles with the smell of newly picked apples. A Taste of Vermont pies, apples, and other Vermont products shipped nationwide. This must-stop destination includes Vermont's oldest cornfield maze and a pumpkin-eating dinosaur. Open seven days a week 8:30-5.

Vermont Attractions | Hildene

Robert Todd Lincoln's "Hildene," home of Abraham Lincoln's descendants until 1975. Restored Georgian Revival mansion, hear 1908 Aeolian organ. Original furnishings and personal family effects. Picturesque views from formal garden. Walking trails, farm animals, exhibits. Open daily May - Oct. from 9:30 to 4:30. House Winter Hours: 11:00 to 3:00, Thursday - Monday. Closed Tuesday, Wednesday and major holidays. Cross-country skiing mid-December to mid-March weather permitting: 9:30 to 4:00.