Must-see attractions in Southern Vermont

  • Hildene

    Southern Vermont

    The ancestral home of Mary and Robert Lincoln, who was the son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, 412- acre Hildene is a working farm, museum and…

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    Brattleboro Farmers Market

    Southern Vermont

    Offering a crash course in Vermont food, the market has more than 50 local vendors selling cheese, free-range beef and lamb, honey, pastries, maple syrup,…

  • Merck Forest & Farmland Center

    Southern Vermont

    Encompassing 3200 acres of high-country meadow and forest, this sprawling farm and environmental education center offers a blissful vision of Vermont's…

  • Jamaica State Park

    Southern Vermont

    With trails and campsites directly adjacent to the rushing West River, and hiking access to 125ft Hamilton Falls, this is one of only two riverside state…

  • Bennington Museum

    Southern Vermont

    Bennington's standout attraction, this museum features the world’s largest public collections of Grandma Moses paintings and Bennington pottery, along…

  • Bennington Battlefield Historic Site

    Southern Vermont

    Just west of the Vermont/New York border, this was the site of a crucial American Revolutionary War battle in 1777. Had Colonel Seth Warner and Vermont's …

  • Southern Vermont Arts Center

    Southern Vermont

    In addition to excellent outdoor sculptures, this center's 10 galleries of classic and contemporary art feature touring shows of sculpture, paintings,…

  • Old First Church

    Southern Vermont

    Gracing the center of Old Bennington, this historic church was built in 1805 in Palladian style. Its churchyard holds the remains of five Vermont…

  • Bennington Battle Monument

    Southern Vermont

    Commemorating the Battle of Bennington, a crucial American Revolutionary War battle fought near here in 1777, Vermont's loftiest structure offers an…

  • Park-McCullough House Museum

    Southern Vermont

    Just off VT 67A in North Bennington, this magnificent 35-room mansion, built in 1865, is filled with period furnishings and a fine collection of antique…

  • Retreat Farm

    Southern Vermont

    Pet, groom and say hello to over four dozen barnyard animals at this farm 1 mile north of town on VT 30. Look for the large cluster of red barns (or…

  • Robb Family Farm

    Southern Vermont

    Run by the same family for more than a century, this 400-acre farm hosts maple-sugaring demonstrations in early spring; it also offers free sugar-house…

  • Robert Frost Stone House Museum

    Southern Vermont

    When he moved his family to Shaftsbury (4 miles north of Bennington), poet Robert Frost was 46 years old and at the height of his career. This modest…

  • Sugar Shack & Norman Rockwell Exhibition

    Southern Vermont

    In Arlington, a 10-mile drive north of Bennington, this tiny maple-syrup shop houses an exhibition of Saturday Evening Post covers from Norman Rockwell's…

  • Laumeister Art Center

    Southern Vermont

    Half a mile west of Bennington's Old First Church, this arts center has a hodgepodge of offerings, including the Great Outdoors gallery of wind sculptures…

  • American Museum of Fly Fishing

    Southern Vermont

    This museum has perhaps the world's best display of fly-fishing equipment, including fly collections and rods used by Ernest Hemingway, Babe Ruth, Bing…

  • Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

    Southern Vermont

    Located in a 1915 railway station, this museum hosts a wealth of inventive exhibits by local artists in a variety of media. It also has a rotating…

  • Vermont Artisan Designs

    Southern Vermont

    This contemporary crafts gallery specializes in creations by Vermont artists.

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