Some museum-goers come from far away. Quilters from Australia and miniature furniture collectors from Japan have come to find their passions at Shelburne Museum. English visitors have sought out paintings by American landscape masters Albert Beirstadt and Thomas Cole at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Woodstock, and folks from Germany have headed straight to see works by Grandma Moses at the Bennington Museum. Then there are those coming in search of the Lake Champlain sea serpent “Champ.” They weigh the evidence at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center in Burlington, and learn one thing for certain – back when northwestern Vermont was part of the earth’s oceans, Vermont had whales! Speaking of Lake Champlain, one of Vermont’s museum parks is actually underwater. That’s the Vermont Underwater Historic Preserve, which invites divers to some of the lake’s scores of historic shipwrecks. For those not wanting to dive, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, located on the shores of Lake Champlain in Vergennes, conducts shipwreck tours from the comfort of a boat using a remote-controlled video hook-up. Visitors from nearby states often come back to see the latest new exhibitions too. Whether it’s an exciting new science exhibit at the Montshire Museum in Norwich, or the season’s new exhibits at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, repeat visitors are finding what they want. To select the museums you want to visit on your next trip to Vermont, read on!
Art Museums and Galleries
History Museums
State-owned Historic Sites
Science and Natural History Centers |