54 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Vermont - Atlas Obscura

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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.

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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.

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St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Dog Chapel

Small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

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Corinth, Vermont

East Corinth

The quaint little town in Vermont where Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice" was filmed.

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St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.

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Montpelier, Vermont

Green Mount Cemetery

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

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Burlington, Vermont

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

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Brookfield, Vermont

Floating Bridge of Brookfield, VT

One car at a time please.

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Food & Drink
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Sugar on Snow

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Sugar on Snow

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

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Maple Creemee

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Maple Creemee

Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.

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Maple Seltzer

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Maple Seltzer

You can have your syrup and drink it, too.

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Vermont Gold Vodka

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Vermont Gold Vodka

Soften the chill of Northeastern winters with a spirit distilled from local maple sap.

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