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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Shrewsbury

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Shrewsbury, Vermont

Updated August 19, 2021

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Clarendon Gorge Bridge from north end

Shrewsbury, Vermont

Clarendon Gorge Bridge

A cable-suspension footbridge that hangs high above the Mill River.
From National Register of Historic Places application, photo 1973

Shrewsbury, Vermont

Stone Man of Bowman Family Crypt

Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?
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(Gut Hook)

Mendon, Vermont

Cooper's Cabin

Small rustic cabin nested in the mountains of Killington, Vermont.
8 miles from Shrewsbury
Okemo Fire Tower, looking north

Ludlow, Vermont

Okemo Fire Tower

A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.
9 miles from Shrewsbury
Wilson Castle

Rutland, Vermont

Wilson Castle

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
10 miles from Shrewsbury
A marble wall inside the mine at Danby Quarry.

Danby, Vermont

Danby Quarry

The world’s largest underground marble quarry is hiding in Vermont.
14 miles from Shrewsbury
Close-up of the plaque

Cavendish, Vermont

Phineas Gage Memorial

The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.
15 miles from Shrewsbury
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