Vermont Travel Guide

Travel in Vermont

Other Guides for Vermont

Vermont Destinations

Vermont Travel Guides

Northeast Travel States/Provinces

Other Travel Destinations

Winter scene at Stowe ski resort, Vermont (Landwehrle Studio/courtesy, Stowe Mountain Resort)

Vermont Overview

Vermont's rolling, cow-spotted hills, shaggy peaks, sugar maples, and towns clustered along river valleys give it a distinct sense of place. Still primarily rural, the state is filled with dairy farms, dirt roads, and small-scale enterprises. The towns here are home to an intriguing mix of old-time Vermonters, back-to-the-landers who showed up in VW buses in the 1960s and stayed (many getting involved with municipal affairs; think Ben and Jerry), and newer, moneyed arrivals from New York or Boston who came to ski or B&B and never could quite leave. Read More

Ask a Question

Photos

Photo Galleries

Vermont Travel

Feature Articles

Top Ten Adventures on a Shoestring
Inn-to-Inn Biking Europe and Vermont
Top Ten Active Baby-Boomer Vacations
Biking in Vermont
Stowe Away
outside
Summer in northern Vermont: long days, long trails, and not a single leaf peeper. Here's how to do it right.
Clay Brook at Sugarbush
outside
Warren, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
outside
New England

See All Feature Articles on Vermont »

Trip Ideas

New England, Old Charm
Twin Farms, Vermont
Fall's Finest? Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont
GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Appalachian Trail Adventures - a Vermont Hiking Spa
Appalachian Trail Adventures
from $171, 14 days
Appalachian Trail Adventures hand picked its hikes out of the 1,000 miles of trails in Vermont's Green Mountains. We have chosen trails with the best...
Canoeing in Vermont - Safari on the White Breakaways
Battenkill Canoe Ltd.
from $497, 3 days
The White flows through a picturesque, open valley with quiet rural surroundings. We'll find dozens of private places to swim, sun and picnic. The...
Biking in Vermont: The Heart of Vermont
Bike Vermont
from $1395, 6 days
This tour includes a superb mix of rural cycling with stays at inns that are within an easy stroll of the sophisticated "downtowns" of Stowe and...
Biking in Vermont: Montgomery House Inn
Bike Vermont
from $445, 3 days
This tour takes us into the most rural part of Vermont, an area that has changed very little over the years, and one that provides a delightful...
Biking in Vermont: Lake Champlain & Grand Isle
Bike Vermont
from $1395, 6 days
Every day on this spectacular new tour includes leisurely lakeside cycling and awe-inspiring views of Lake Champlain, the sixth largest (and surely...

See All Adventure Trips & Guided Tours from GORPtravel »

See All Vermont Articles »

Attractions

Fort Ticonderoga

On Lake Champlain
Ticonderoga, New York

Description:

Military-history buffs will be in heaven at this fort set right on Lake Champlain. Built by the... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Lake Champlain Ferries

King St. Dock
2901 Ferry Rd
Burlington, Vermont 05401

Description:

Car ferries chug across the often placid, sometimes turbulent waters of Lake Champlain from... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Quechee Gorge

Route 4
Quechee, Vermont 05059

Description: The Quechee Gorge is Vermont's longest and most famous gorge. It is a mile long chasm with a 200... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

All Vermont Attractions »