Vermont historic site and farms display lovely gardens to the public

The public is welcome to various historic and farm-based gardens in Vermont. A quiet, beautiful time from louder activities on your Vermont vacation

Shelburne Museum

U.S. Route 7 / P.O. Box 10 Shelburne, VT 05482 Phone: 802-985-3346

Open May - October

Shelburne Museum is one of the nation’s most eclectic museums of art, Americana, and design, displaying over 150,000 objects on 45 acres in Vermont's beautiful Lake Champlain Valley. Collections of folk art, decorative arts, tools, toys, and textiles, are exhibited as are American paintings and Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Manet, Degas, and others. The museum's 25 historic New England buildings include period houses, a lighthouse, and a 220-foot paddlewheel steamboat. New exhibits in 2006 include paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe, the art of Tasha Tudor, contemporary Knoll design, and kaleidoscope quilts.

Park-McCullough Historic Estate

1 Park St. / P.O. Box 388 North Bennington, VT 05257 Phone: 802-442-5441

Home to two Vermont governors, this Victorian mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors will see displays of the three families who have occupied the home, including furniture, children’s items and horse-drawn carriages. There is a formal garden adjacent to the house.
Hours: Daily, Mid-May to mid-October, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for personal guided tours, with special events throughout the year. Fee charged.