Vermont State and Visitor Information

Find yourself in Vermont where your days feel slower, your nights more relaxed. It’s as if time slows down for those of us in Vermont. Spend a few days in our country, in our company, and it will happen for you too – like a buoy out on a clear Vermont lake, your life’s priorities will naturally right themselves in Vermont. The state has long been noted for its hardy, independent people.  Their rugged New England character was probably ordained by the inhospitable terrain--the granite spine of the dense Green Mountains. Except for Lake Champlain, Vermont's many rivers and lakes lack harbors for commerce.  Nonetheless, its scenic splendor provides both resort and refuge for visitors and, more importantly, sustains the people who live there year-round.   The mountains, a skier's paradise, provide a foundation for the foremost marble and granite quarries in the United States. Stay at a VT bed and breakfast when you make your travel plans because Vermont is known for its wonderful bed and breakfast inns, mountain lodges, cottages, ski resorts and hotels.

The state of Vermont bed & breakfasts cater to those looking for luxurious romantic weekends as well as families with children enjoying the rural atmosphere, complete with white shingled wooden houses and country stores. Innkeepers at any Vermont bed and breakfast can direct you to best spots for birding or other wildlife viewing. Any Burlington bed and breakfast will provide you with a great night’s sleep and an opportunity to explore Vermont's largest city. Travel to Shelburne and delight in the historical adventure which awaits you at Shelburne Museum. A Middlebury Vermont bed and breakfast is the choice for parents with students at Middlebury College, well known for its prestigious foreign language programs. Some of the Vermont bed and breakfasts are working farms where you not only get a country-sized farmer’s breakfast but also the opportunity to help behind the scenes.