Vermont

Visit Vermont for spectacular rural scenery, splendid museums, year-round outdoor sports, famous shopping venues and brilliant fall foliage:

• In Manchester, tour the magnificent mansion and gardens of the Hildene estate, home to the descendants of Civil-War President Abraham Lincoln until 1975.
• Shop the Manchester Designer Outlets, the largest shopping center of its kind north of Boston
• Swim in America's oldest marble quarry at Dorset
• Shop for unique antique and handcrafted treasures at the Stone House Antique and Craft Center in Chester
• Take the kids to see the aquariums and nature trails at the wonderfully child-friendly Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich
• Ski the world-class alpine trails at Killington and Stowe
• Experience the trendy shops, restaurants, clubs and galleries of revitalized Burlington on the shore of beautiful Lake Champlain
• Immerse yourself in New England history at the Shelburne Museum, home to forty-plus acres of period houses and thousands of pieces of folk art and more
• See one of the world's largest and finest collections of Hudson River School paintings at the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum