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p Killington
* 1,000. ~ n Rte 4, West
Killington, (802) 422-3333, (800) 621-
6867.
Sporty types who like outdoor
adventure and a lively social life
head for this year-round resort.
Killington operates the largest
ski center in the eastern United
States, with 212 runs for alpine
skiing and snowboarding
spread across seven peaks,
including nearby Pico Mountain. The Ticonderoga, at Shelburne Museum
It also has cross-country ski
areas at Mountain Top Inn and and visitors can attend s Shelburne
Mountain Meadows. seasonal events such as apple- Museum & Farms
Killington itself is the second cider pressing in the fall and
highest peak in Vermont, at plowing com petitions in the Rte 7, 7 miles (11 km) S of Burlington.
4,240 ft (1,295 m). The ski season spring. The museum’s exhibits Tel (802) 985-3346. Open mid-May–
here lasts eight months, longer include vintage farm late Oct: 10am–5pm Mon–Sat, noon–
than anywhere else in Vermont. implements, butter churns, 5pm Sun (Pizzagalli Center and Webb
In summer as well as fall, a and ice cutters. Gallery open year-round). Closed late
gondola ferries visitors up to the Nearby Quechee is home to Oct–May, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. &
7 0 - = ∑ shelburne
peaks from where, on clear day, the Vermont Institute of
there are views of five states and Natural Science, a reserve museum.org
distant Canada. where injured birds of prey are
cared for until they can be Established in 1947 by collector
a Woodstock returned to the wild. Electra Webb, Shelburne
Museum’s 39 exhibition
* 1,000. ~ @ n Mechanic St, E Billings Farm & Museum buildings and their contents
(802) 432-1100, (888) 496-6378. River Rd. Tel (802) 457-2355. constitute one of America’s
∑ woodstockvt.com Open May–Oct: 10am–5pm daily. finest museums. Its eclectic
Call for winter hours. & 7 0 collection, which celebrates
Even in Vermont, where O Vermont Institute of three centuries of American
historic, picturesque villages Natural Science ingenuity, includes folk art,
are commonplace, Woodstock Woodstock Rd, Quechee. Tel (802) antique tools, and circus
stands out. Founded in 1761, 359-5000. Open mid-Apr–Oct: 10am– memorabilia, along with scrim-
the town is an enclave of 5pm daily; Nov–Apr: call for hours. & shaw, duck decoys, and paint-
renovated brick and clapboard 8 7 ∑ vinsweb.org ings by artists such as Winslow
Georgian houses, many of them Homer and Grandma Moses.
beautifully restored, thanks to Environs Among the relocated or
the generosity of philan thropists Six miles (10 km) east of town replicated historic buildings on
such as the Rockefeller family, is the stunningly beautiful view are a horseshoe-shaped
and the railroad magnate Quechee Gorge. The best Circus Building, housing a 500-ft-
Frederick Billings (1823–90), view of the chasm is on Route 4, (152-m-) long miniature circus
who also financed the planting which crosses the gorge via a parade, and an 1890 Railroad
of 10,000 trees here. Billings steel bridge. A short hiking trail Station. Visitors can also explore
Farm and Museum is still a leads from the parking lot on an 1871 Lake Champlain
working entity. The 1890 the east side to the lighthouse and the Ticonderoga,
farmhouse has been restored, Ottauquechee River below. a former Lake Champlain steam-
ship. The Pizzagalli Center for Art
and Education is open all year
for art workshops, lectures,
film screenings, and musical
performances.
Shelburne is home to a
historic 2-sq-mile (6-sq-km)
estate, Shelburne Farms, with its
beautiful green rolling pastures
and woodlands. There are tours
of the dairy, and there are also
special areas where children can
One of the many beautiful homes in the village of Woodstock pet and play with the animals.

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