Farms & Gardens
Billings Farm Museum
Route 12 & River Road
Woodstock VT 05091
802-457-2355
FAX: 802-457-4663
Established in 1871 by Frederick Billings, a native Vermonter who became known for his work in conservation, reforestation, and scientific farm management. Today, it's a working dairy farm and museum just outside Woodstock. Open daily May through October 10am - 5pm. Call re special winter hours.
Historical Societies
Brattleboro Historical Society
230 Main Street Third Floor
Brattleboro VT
802-254-5037 or 258-2363
Open Year Round Thursdays 1-4pm
Hildene
Rte. 7A
Manchester Village VT
802-362-1788
Robert Todd Lincoln's "Hildene," home of Abraham Lincoln's descendants until 1975. Tour the restored Georgian Revival mansion, hear the 1908 Aeolian organ. Original furnishings and personal family effects. Magnificent gardens, especially during peony season. Daily mid-May – Oct. from 9:30, last tour at 4:00. South of Manchester Village on Historic Route 7A
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Woodstock VT
802-457-3368 x22
Vermont's first national park offer tours of its 19th century mansion and gardens, special interpretive programs, Visitor Center & exhibits, and a 550-acre forest accessible by historic carriage roads & trails. The park is open to the public daily for tours from 10:00 am thru 5:00 pm, May 26 - October 31.
Museums
American Museum of Fly Fishing
PO Box 42
Manchester VT
802-362-3300
The Museum is a one-of-a-kind institution housing the largest collection of fly-fishing paraphernalia in the world, including the tackle of many famous Americans. Open 10-4 daily
Bennington Museum
802-447-1571
Furniture, decorative arts, tools, toys, military artifacts. Grandma Moses paintings and memorabelia; Bennington Pottery, Museum shop open daily, November 1 thru May 31: 9am to 5pm. June 1 thru October 31: 9am to 6pm
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Main & Vernon St.
Brattleboro VT
Small Admission fee, wheelchair accessible. Open Mid May to November, Tues. - Sun. Noon - 6pm Located at Main & Vernon Street at historic Union Station.
Grafton Museum of Natural History
Grafton VT
802-843-2347
Open Sat. & Sun. from Memorial Day through end of October. Appts. can be made by calling our phone number.
Mass MoCA
North Adams
If conventional museums are boxes, MASS MoCA is an open platform – a welcoming place that encourages dynamic interchange between making and presenting art, between the visual and performing arts, and between an extraordinary historic factory campus and the patrons, workers and tenants who again inhabit it.
Southern Vermont Art Center
P.O. Box 617, West Road
Manchester VT
362-1405
Vermont's oldest cultural organization, the Southern Vermont Arts Center is located in Manchester, Vermont in a National Historic Trust Mansion. The Art Center's ten galleries feature classic and contemporary art on view and for sale.
Sterling & Francine Clark Art Museum
225 South Street
Williamtown MA
413-458-9545
Many French impressionist paintings including 30 by Renoir. Also included are noteworty old master paintings and a significant group of American works by Homer, Sargent, Cassatt and Remington. 10am-5pm Tuesday-Sunday year round. Open Mondays in July and August.
Vermont Raptor Center
Rte. 4
Quechee VT
802-FLY-5000
The Vermont Raptor Center at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science is an accessible outdoor exhibit of non-releasable owls, hawks, falcons and eagles. Hiking trails, visitor center, frequent programs and nature shop. Open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Closed Sundays.
Williams College Museum of Art
Main Street
Williamstown MA
413-597-2429
One of the finest college art museums in the country, houses eleven thousand works that span the history of art. Tue - Sat 10am to 5pm, Sun 1-5pm, closed Mon, open some holidays.
Windham County Historical Society & Museum
Route 30
Newfane VT
802-365-4148
Historic museum set in the center of beautiful Newfane Vermont. Free admission! Wed. - Sun. 12-5pm Route 30 Newfane 12 miles north of Brattleboro.
Outdoor Adventure
Bromley Thrill Zone
Manchester VT
(802) 824-5522
Ride a sled two thirds of the way down Bromley Mountain. America's longest alpine slide. Also, ride the chairlift, try the Thrill Sleds and DevalKarts All Rides & Golf Sunday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturdays until 6:00 pm Route 11, 6 miles east of Manchester
Equinox Skyline Drive
Sunderland VT
A 5.2 mile drive to the summit of Mount Equinox, 3,835 feet above sea level, provides a breathtaking 360 degree view of 5 mountain ranges, four states and Canada. Open May through November Route 7A south of Manchester Village.
Stratton Gondola Rides
Stratton Mountain VT
297-2200
Ride to the top of Stratton Mountain in a gondola and enjoy the spectacular view. Open daily, weather permitting.
Parks & Nature Services
Jamaica State Park
Jamaica VT
802-874-4600
Hiking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, camping and picnicing. Trail along scenic West River leads to Hamilton Falls, Ball Mountain Dam and Jamaica overlook on Little Ball Mountain Rt. 30, Jamaica.
Merck Forest and Farmland Center
PO Box 315
Rupert VT 05768
802-394-7836
An environmental and educational organization on over 3,100 acres available to explore and enjoy in the heart of the Taconic Range in Southwestern Vermont.
Townshend Lake Recreation Area
Townshend VT
802-874-4881
Spectacular dam, hiking trails, picnicing, swimming with beach area, boating. Rt. 30, Townshend.
Townshend State Park
State Park Road
Townshend VT 05353
802-365-7510
Located on the bank of the West River in the heart of the West River Valley surrounded by the lovely Green Mountains.
Other Nearby State Parks
Ball Mountain State Park
Grafton State Forest
Williams River State Forest
Dutton Pines State Forest Park
Molly Stark State Forest
Hapgood State Forest
Hubbard Hill State Forest
Emerald Lake State Forest
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