Welcome To VisitingVermont.com
The beautiful state of Vermont is the perfect vacation spot. No matter what your interest, Vermont offers all kinds of events, scenery, fairs, festivals and pristine nature. Vermont has 50 state parks where you can camp, hike, bicycle, canoe, fish or just enjoy the view. You can search for fossils in Button Bay State Park or visit thte 'ghost town' in the Little River State Park. At Visiting Vermont, you'll find day trips for you, and trips designed to entertain and educate your children.
If you're looking for a place to stay, Vermont has all kinds of different lodging. If there are just two of you, you can find beautiful and quaint, quiet and comfortable bed and breakfast inns throughout the state. For a family vacation you can look for an inexpensive hotel or maybe rent a cabin or cottage. You'll also be able to find all kinds of restaurants, wineries, pubs and diners.
Visit Vermont all year round to enjoy all the state has to offer. Most people know Vermont for it's skiing. There are resorts throughout the state that offer downhill, cross-country, snow-boarding, snow mobiling and snow shoeing.
If you're not much for the cold weather, you can make an Autumn visit to Vermont, before the snows fall. The colors are just spectacular. And while you're enjoying the fall foliage, you can choose your Halloween pumpkin or pick some apples right off the tree. Try some freshly pressed apple cider at one of the hundreds of orchards around the state. Or, taste some just-baked cider doughnuts.
Springtime in Vermont brings with it famous Vermont maple syrup. You can stop by one of the sugaring houses and watch them make the syrup. Spring also brings colors of its own. You won't believe how many shades of green there are. The new leaves turn Vermont back into the Green Mountain State. The farms come back to life and the flowers begin to bloom.
There's more to Vermont than just the skiing. There's a lot of history along the backroads, monuments and battlefields of Vermont. At Visiting Vermont you'll find ideas for day trips, with or without the kids. Some of the newest trips we've found are the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory Tour, the Cabot Creamery Tour and the Billings Farmm Museum.
Many of the things to do in Vermont don't change with the seasons. Take a look at our page on the covered bridges of Vermont. Except for the Tunbridge bridge that was wrecked in the ice storm of 2004, Vermont covered bridges don't change much.
If you're into history, Vermont will satisfy your all your interests with battlefields, historic homes, and old cemetaries.
Being as old as it is, Vermont has lots of history. Vermont was one of only two states that was an independent republic before joining the United States. Vermonters share that special bond with Texans. Though we're secure enough not to have to keep reminding you that we were the Vermont Republic. You've heard about Ethan Allen and The Green Mountain Boys who did their piece to gain our independence. But have you been to Vermont's Civil War Battlefield? That's right - the Civil War. The Battle of St. Albans was fought October 10, 1864 right in St. Albans, Vermont.
Vermonters still do a lot of farming. Over 20% of Vermont is farmland, and many of the farms and wineries are giving tours. The Billings Farm gives tours and one of the newest things in Vermont is raisThere are several wineries around the state. ing alpacas.
The Green Mountain Railroad runs an excursion train out of Bellows Falls almost every day. They usually run up to Chester and back along the Connecticut River. The railroad uses an old Rutland Railroad diesel that dates back The Second World War; an attraction for the railroad buffs.
If you just want to get out and walk, you're ready to join the 251 Club. Members of the club try to visit all 251 of Vermont's cities and towns. Dedicated members even try to visit the four unincorporated gores and grants in Vermont. If you do visit Averys Gore don't expect a warm welcome. Or a welcome at all for that matter. Averys Gore may not have had anyone living there since old man Avery departed in the 1700s.
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