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Travel planning can be easy with this collection of trip ideas, itineraries, and checklists. Find inspiration here for your vacation, whether you’re planning for a long weekend, a week away, or longer.

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Inspiration to Plan Your Trip

Dive Into Itineraries and Guides

Itineraries and Vermont travel ideas can help you organize your time in the green mountains. Find trails that wind through the state’s arts and culture heritage, historic downtowns, and culinary offerings. Whether you follow a 72-hour itinerary through all its stops or work in just a few trip ideas over a long weekend, these guides will help you plan.

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Top Places to See

Hit the Highlights

Nature’s splendor meets cultural richness at some of Vermont’s top places to see. Highlight your vacation with Vermont’s most iconic attractions, from jaw-dropping scenic views to must-visit museums and attractions.

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Find Your Way

Find trip ideas centering around Vermont’s LGBTQ+ community, Black history, accessible activities, family friendly guides, and more.

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Family & Kids

There’s a reason Vermont tops the list for New England family vacations, whether for the weekend, a whole week, or longer. Here’s how to make the most of a family trip to Vermont.

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LGBTQ+ Travel

As the first state in the U.S. to legislatively legalize same-sex marriage, Vermont has a long heritage of LGBTQ+ support, acceptance, and celebration. Plan to visit queer-owned businesses and year-round pride events.

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Cultural Explorations

Vermont’s diverse cultural landscape invites visitors in to explore, learn, and connect with the stories and traditions that shape this land’s heritage through heritage trails and sites and storytelling.

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Accessible Travel

From Vermont’s highest peak to New England’s longest rail trail, accessible travel experiences are available in many forms throughout the Green Mountains, including personalized adaptive programming and equipment rentals.

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Rolling Out the Road Carpet

Take the Scenic Route

Byways and back roads are some of the best ways to explore the state, meandering through historic downtowns and inviting stops at general stores, farmstands, scenic vantage points, and more. Ten federally designated scenic byways are just the beginning; winding gap roads, dirt roads, and country roads dotted with covered bridges all beckon exploration.

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Set the Table

Culinary Experiences in Vermont

A Vermont foodie trip can center around local food tours, classes, and farms. Explore some of Vermont’s finest flavors and immersive culinary experiences, from visiting the farm that grew your dinner to wandering a farmers market, listening to live music and sampling ready-made food. A hands-on class at one of America’s oldest flour companies or a meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant tucked away in the Northeast Kingdom showcase the variety of Vermont’s culinary experiences.

Open the Menu

Further Routes

As you explore further into the Green Mountains, connect the dots of your destinations along heritage trails, through covered bridges, and among independent shops and small businesses that form the state’s backbone.

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Covered Bridges

Vermont’s 100 covered bridges, dating to 1820, are the settings for history, weddings, scenic drives, beautiful photography, and memories that will last a lifetime.

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Heritage Trails

Trails that explore and celebrate Vermont’s Black history, the state’s heritage as a stone quarrying region, and the stories of Vermont’s role in the Civil War make for great trip ideas.

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Shopping

Vermont’s downtowns brim with bustling shops, classically beautiful views, and a cheery atmosphere, whether adorned with sparkling snow, bright, crunchy autumn leaves, or sunshine on a summer day. Small businesses make up the backbone of the state’s economy.

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