Montshire Museum - Montshire is a hands-on museum, located in Norwich, Vermont, with dozens of exciting exhibits relating to the natural and physical sciences, ecology, and technology.

 

Vermont Institute of Natural Science - Located next to one of New England’s natural wonders, the Quechee Gorge, the VINS Nature Center includes a state-of-the art Raptor Exhibit, displaying one of North America’s finest collections of birds of prey. Visitors can now get eye to eye with Snowy Owls, Peregrine Falcons, Red-tailed Hawks, Bald Eagles and other birds of prey.

 

Sugarbush Farm - Sugarbush Farm is one of the few places in the state where you can get the real Vermont Cheddar. Also find other genuine Vermont farm products like pure maple syrup and pure Vermont honey. At the same time, it's a place where people can soak up a bit of Vermont's past, its rural life and the family farm to enjoy.

 

 

Norman Rockwell Museum - Norman Rockwell Museum is nationally recognized for the collection of Norman Rockwell' s art, established 1976. Chronological display of more than 2,500 magazine covers, advertisements, calendars, and other published works shows Rockwell's development as an illustrator and links his work to the political, economic, and cultural history of the United States.

 

Billings Farm & Museum - Billings Farm & Museum is a living museum of Vermont's rural past, as well as a working dairy farm. The farm dates back to 1871, when owner Frederick Billings, a lawyer, railroad entrepreneur, and philanthropist began importing cows from the Isle of Jersey. His farm prospered, and today, is still a working dairy, which operates with this nationally renowned farm life museum.

 

 

Porter Music Box Museum - Porter Music Box Museum houses an exquisite collection of music boxes, including several from the collections of Louis Hoone and Ruth Bornand. Also you can view other unique items, including the extraordinary 1926 Steinway Duo-Art Aeolian reproducing piano.

Vermont Marble Exhibit - Vermont Marble Exhibit is the world's largest marble exhibit. The facility displays include marble from Vermont and around the world. The Hall of Presidents displays statuary white marble relief carving of all past U.S. Presidents.

 

 

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum - Climb aboard a 54-foot replica of Benedict Arnold's gunboat Philadelphia II, Watch craftsmen continue traditional maritime skills of boat building and blacksmithing in 18th Century working shops, Uncover the rich legacy of shipwrecks in a Nautical Archaeology Center.

 

Dakin Farm - See how time-honored skills and century-old tradition combine with the most modern smokehouse facilities to produce ham, cheddar cheese, Vermont maple syrup, and other specialty foods known the world over for their unique flavor and wholesome goodness. Visitors can view our educational Vermont maple syrup movie, tour a maple syrup cannery, tour a state-of-the-art smokehouse and more.

 

 

Ben & Jerry's - Tour one of America's finest Ice Cream factories.  See where the ice cream is made, and enjoy a free sample as well.  Also enjoy there gift shop and scoop shop where you can get any flavor under the moon.

Rock of Ages - Rock of Ages offers a look at the 50-acre, 500-foot-deep active granite quarry. Watch as seemingly ant-like creatures cut granite far below you in the quarry depths. Their tour offers a bit of geology, cultural heritage, technology, and artistry - truly something of interest for every member of your family.

 

 

ECHO  - Lake aquarium and science center located in the heart of Burlington at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.  Come discover over 60 species of live fish, amphibian and reptile ambassadors of Lake Champlain! Experience 100 hands-on exhibits! Stand next to a 22 foot Bubble Tower! View "Awesome Forces," a multi-media object theater and explore a half-scale replica of the General Butler Shipwreck! Stay one hour, or all day -it's more fun than you can fathom!
 

Morse Farm - Morse Farm specializes in presenting the maple process in their Sugarhouse and Woodshed theatre, live during sugaring and via humorous and educational video year round. See dioramas depicting Vermont farm life, folk art sculptures, maple trail and exciting and beautiful views.

 

 

Vermont Teddy Bear Company -
Take a fun stuffed Teddy tour and learn how hand-crafted Teddy Bears come to life. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10am-5pm. Call for more information on Group Reservations, Special Events, the Factory Tour, and the Bear Shop. Admission charge for adults, children free.

 

Cabot Creamery - Guided tours include an informative video, which tells not only the history of Cabot Creamery, but also a little something about the agricultural history of Vermont. After the video they take a walk down the hall to actually view their award-winning cheese being made.

 

 

Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium -
The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium is one of Vermont's distinct treasures.  The exhibits at the Fairbanks Museum reflect the interdisciplinary character of the museum's mission and its collections.  The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium is home to the first and only public planetarium in the state. Serving 15,000 visitors annually through programs for schools and the general public, it first opened in 1961 to stimulate interest in astronomy.

 

Shelburne Museum -
Shelburne Museum, founded in 1947, is one of the nation's most eclectic museums of art, Americana, architecture, and artifacts. Thirty-nine galleries and exhibition structures display over 150,000 objects spanning four centuries. Outstanding collections of folk art, decorative arts, tools, toys, textiles, and transportation vehicles are exhibited in tandem with paintings.  The museum's 25 19th-century structures include a covered bridge, a round barn, a lighthouse, and a 220-foot restored steamboat that is a National Historic Landmark.

 

 

Cold Hollow Cider Mill -
The Cold Hollow Cider Mill is one of the top producers of Fresh Apple Cider in all of New England. They are also one of the very few that press year-round. The Mill has become one of the top tourist attractions in Vermont because their operation is open to public viewing. Go and see cider that's still made the old fashioned way, with a rack and cloth press built in the 1920's.


Route 2 East Montpelier, Vermont 05651 | (802) 223-3684