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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Vermont

74 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Vermont

Updated January 19, 2023

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Graniteville, Vermont

Rock of Ages Granite Quarry

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.

Waterbury, Vermont

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Dog Chapel

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Corinth, Vermont

East Corinth

The quaint little Vermont town played a quaint little Connecticut town in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."

Dorset, Vermont

Freedlyville Quarry

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

Bellows Falls, Vermont

Bellows Falls Petroglyphs

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

Brookfield, Vermont

Floating Bridge of Brookfield, VT

One car at a time please.

Montpelier, Vermont

Green Mount Cemetery

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

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Waterbury, Vermont

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Manchester, Vermont

Depot 62

Pick up a kebab and a credenza at this unique combination furniture store and café.

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Stories About Vermont

The Duck Brigade Behind a Farmer's Plentiful Rice Harvest

Erik Andrus is bringing the Japanese art of aigamo to Vermont.

by Jillian Dara

January 19, 2023

Podcast: Songs of Ice

How to appreciate ice without getting all that cold, with the Atlas Obscura Places Team.

by The Podcast Team

January 17, 2023

Exploring the Mysterious Allure of Mazes and Labyrinths

On the joys and frustrations of losing yourself.

Podcast: Vermontasaurus

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

by The Podcast Team

February 24, 2022

The Rush for Ramps Is Threatening Millennia-Old Foodways

Native harvesters' access to the wild plant is jeopardized by its trendiness.

by Amanda Gokee

Podcast: Hope Cemetery

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

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The Microphotographic Wonders of Vermont’s 'Snowflake Man'

Wilson Bentley was the first to claim that each snowflake is unique—and provided evidence.

January 13, 2021

The Perils and Pleasures of Jack Jumping

Vermont's homegrown, DIY winter sport isn't going to make the Olympics, but it looks like great fun.

by Kelly Catalfamo

February 12, 2018

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