Must-see shopping in Vermont

  • Vermont Country Store

    Southern Vermont

    People come from far and wide to Weston's famed Vermont Country Store, founded in 1946 and still going strong under the Orton family's ownership, four…

  • Northshire Bookstore

    Southern Vermont

    Forming both the geographic and the intellectual center of the Manchester community, this thriving independent bookstore is the best in Vermont, with a…

  • Burlington Farmers Market

    Burlington

    Every Saturday from May through October, downtown Burlington bursts into life with this enormously popular farmers market. All vendors must grow or make…

  • Hero's Welcome

    Northern Vermont

    Boaters for miles around cast anchor at this popular general store, whose amusing wall display of ‘World Time Zones’ features four clocks showing…

  • Lake Champlain Chocolates

    Burlington

    No, you can't run through the chocolate waterfall, but Burlington's homegrown chocolate factory offers tours and tastings, plus a cafe serving luscious…

  • Brattleboro Specialty Cheese & Wine Shop

    Southern Vermont

    Just outside Brattleboro lies the production facility of Grafton Village Cheese Company, one of Vermont's finest cheese makers. Watch the sublime cheddars…

  • Dorset Union Store

    Southern Vermont

    Two centuries old and counting, this classic general store facing Dorset's pretty village green sells all manner of edible Vermont items, especially high…

  • Shackleton Thomas

    Vermont

    Charles Shackleton and Miranda Thomas run this lovely shop and gallery in the Bridgewater Mill, a three-story converted 1820s mill on the Ottauquechee…

  • Bennington Potters

    Southern Vermont

    The artisans at this factory store are maintaining Bennington's strong tradition of handmade stoneware manufacturing, which dates to the 1700s. Take a…

  • Outdoor Gear Exchange

    Burlington

    This place rivals major outdoor-gear chains for breadth of selection, and trumps them on price for a vast array of used, closeout and even new gear and…

  • Frog Hollow Craft Center

    Burlington

    This excellent contemporary and traditional craft center feels more like a museum gallery than the retail store that it is. A rigorous jury process…

  • Lamp Shop

    Burlington

    In the heart of Burlington's artsy South End, the Lamp Shop sells an inspirational array of lamps and light fixtures, from the vintage to the cutting-edge.

  • Lake Champlain Chocolates

    Burlington

    This branch of Burlington's beloved hometown chocolate-maker is conveniently located on pedestrianized Church St.

  • Cold Hollow Cider Mill

    Stowe & Smugglers Notch

    If you can't make it to one of Vermont's smaller orchards, this heavily commercialized operation on VT 100 offers some of the same products without any of…

  • Simon Pearce Glass

    Vermont

    At this flagship store of the Simon Pearce glass empire, visitors can browse the vast collection of distinctive dinnerware upstairs, but the real fun is…