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    SHELBURNE MUSEUM

    4.6 (114 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Riley H.

    Came here for the Christmas light show while on a weekend get away with my girlfriend in Burlington. This has to be the longest and biggest light show I have ever gone to. We had a blast walking through all the different areas and thought the lights were all very tastefully done! Also having the cafe that you could stop in for a bite to eat or a drink was a very nice touch! We were very impressed and will be sure to suggest anyone who's in the area during the winter to go and check this light show out!

    Hand carved wooden figures at the Shelburne Museum
    Bruce K.

    There is a lot to see here for adults and kids. It's helpful that the museum pass is good for two days which may be useful if you're staying in the Burlington area. A great variety of exhibits, from quilting and textiles to paintings by Impressionist masters. The wooden carvings in the circus building were extremely interesting and what kid (of any age) isn't going to appreciate walking around a real live steam paddlewheel ship? The video showing how it was moved two miles from Lake Champlain to the museum grounds is interesting. I was here for nearly four hours and wasn't bored at any time. There is a good amount of walking and the grounds are level though some of the buildings are not handicap-accessible or step free. A "shuttle" cart does the rounds if you need mobility assistance. [Review 17879 overall - 37 in Vermont - round number 1400 of 2022.]

    9/22 Iron Strap Hinges, 19th & 20th century
    Georgia B.

    The Smithsonian of New England +++ Ambiance is a historic village set on rolling hills near Lake Champlain. Visually pleasing 45 acres village of well-kept historic buildings and grounds. On this weekday visit, it wasn't crowded and many apple trees were fruiting. Do wear comfy shoes and sun screen. They do have a regularly scheduled electric tram for those who desires it. +++ Shelburne Museum has something for everyone and cannot be done in one day as there is so much to take in. SM holds the finest collection of many disappearing Americana. This museum houses over 100k artifacts of oil paintings, folk art, crafts, antiques and relocated historic buildings such as Webb NYC apartment, a light house, a practically designed 3 story Hay / horses & cows / manure Round barn, a Merry-go around, the 220 ft steamship, Ticonderoga and of course a covered bridge. In their art museums, there are paintings by Monet, Homer, Grandma Moses and A. Wyeth. On my prior visits, I've seen works by 3 Wyeths. On this visit, we viewed two temporary exhibits Luigi Lucioni: Modern Light and Eyesight & Insight: Lens on American Art which were fantastic! Visitors can "ride" the carousel as a part of the entry fee as well. There is a café on site and while convenient, it is more of a sustenance than noteworthy. Their gift shop is a decent size but is pricey. SM also has Concerts on the Green and Free First Friday eves again this season. ++ Service is friendly and their staff is knowledgeable. + Entry fee is $25 for 2 days and discounts for VT license holders, AAA, seniors and children. Free for active military. + Parking is a free private lot. SM is an AmaZing museum and is worth visiting!

    Danie C.

    What a beautiful museum. If your in the area it's a must see. a majority of the building were transported here which made this place even more fascinating. There was so many interesting buildings and house, each with a story and a long history. there is plenty of staff to talk with along the way to talk with. The highlight for me was seeing the Ticonderoga on land and then learning and watching a movie on how they got it there. Amazing... the tickets are good for two days which is needed as there is so much here and the grounds are magnificently manicured. A must see ...

    Antique carriages and wagons
    Lauren M.

    So glad we stumbled onto this place during our visit to Vermont. I wasn't sure what to expect but it exceeded my expectations and then some. The whole museum (really campus) is so well done, maintained, etc. I could've spent hours here, but only had about 90 minutes. Still, it was fabulous. The blacksmith demonstration was cool, as was the printing shop. I especially liked the Electra Havermeyer Webb memorial house. I was NOT expecting such an extensive and impressive art collection. It blew my socks off.

    Ticonderoga Steamboat, the SHELBURNE Train and the Shaker Design Round Barn

    This is the largest art and history museum in Northern New England and l HIGHLY RECOMMEND this 45-acre campus comprised of 39 buildings . My granddaughter accompanied my husband and l , and she was so excited to give us a grand tour as the school had a class trip here. Although we spent much of our time touring the 220-foot steamboat , the Ticonderoga ship, which was used during both world wars and served as a floating casino at one time, there are many other exhibitions of worthy note, such as the Shaker Design Round Barn, the General Store,, the Carousel, 22 gardens, Pizzagalli Center for Arts and Education, and my favorite Web Gallery - featuring famous artists such as Andrew Wyeth, Winslow Homer and John Singleton Copley. There are other art museums featuring more modern art and specialty subjects , such as dogs and cats as well. Of special note : if you are a Vermont resident, the price of admission is reduced from $25 to $15 for adults; $12 to $8 for a child as well as savings if you are a student or senior. My granddaughter loved this adventure and made the day that much more enjoyable. There are free rides provided every 10 minutes so tourists can see more exhibits. Everything here is beautiful and well-maintained. All gardens and landscaping are well-manicured ; buildings and exhibits and speakers are flawless and professional. Highly recommended!!

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    Only had a few hours to explore but could've spent the entire day here. Beautifully maintained, unique exhibits with passionate curators.

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    Unique museum. Almost like an old town restoration. Plenty to keep kids interested. Great place to visit.

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    ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

    ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

    3.8(98 reviews)
    7.2 mi

    You want to have an amazing Saturday with your family in Burlington - 100% recommend ECHO! Science…read moreand nature and everything in between fun for kids of all ages. As a new mom we are always looking for fun exhibits and museums. This fits the bill where you can have the children play in the area, look art eh fish, turtles and learn more about Lake Champlain and our beautiful ecosystem. The staff is super friendly and we had the opportunity to feed the sturgeons!!! It was SOOOOOO COOL!!! They look prehistoric and their skin is smooth! We can't wait to come back again soon! We loved it and shows offered! They even have a mini movie theatre! If you join and get the membership you have access to free museums worldwide!! 10/10 worth it!

    It's a cool science and activity center for kids. They have 3 floors with lots of engineering and…read morebuilder sections, lots of physics experiments and a small marketplace on the third floor. For additional price, they also sell tickets for 3D movies that are about 20 minutes long. The engineering arena in first floor is really huge and has lots of items for bunch of kids to play at the same time. The second floor is mostly empty, just an eel tank. On third of are all the experiments, a library and water play area. A lot of the parts were closed for renovation. We also saw a live eel feed demo, that was underwhelming. There were bunch of live activity also ran by the associates. Gift shop was nice. Parking is not free, need to pay with ParkMobile app/site, $3 an hour + fees. We spend about an hour 40 minutes in the center.

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    Brome County Historical Society - The Courtroom, circa 1900

    Brome County Historical Society

    4.5(2 reviews)
    68.4 mi

    Charming local history museum that is quite the hodge podge, as these places usually go, but full…read moreof little surprises. Of interest to parties with smaller children, there's a four-room Children's Museum (of the classic interactive role playing ilk) tucked inside, which will amuse your 2-7 year old for a half hour or 45 minutes, and which is very nicely done in terms of integration with the historical museum theme. They even snuck in a little display about the use and abuse of orphan immigrants as indentured servants, a Dickensian episode in Canadian history that is covered with both personal stories of locals and appropriately sensitive historical document reproductions, so the parents and older kids can learn something while the youngers are playing. The little suite of buildings -- there are seven, two of which were closed on the day we visited for restoration work -- also makes up an old-style village of sorts, which each of them having an interesting story. The building with the fire tower is unusual, although you can't go all the way up in the tower, you can look up into it. The rest of the artifacts as noted are very much a randomized assortment based on who donated what from among the locals, and are quite busy. There's a couple of rooms of military artifacts, focusing largely on World War I, featuring their unique specimen of a Fokker D V biplane with the only surviving original fabric, a war trophy shipped over just after the Great War and preserved fairly well ever since. There's a display on Reginald Fessenden, a native of Knowlton, allegedly the inventor of the first voice transmitting radio (somewhat hilariously omitting any of the other claimants to the title), which is largely a lot of old radio equipment unrelated to Fessenden, but which is still worth a few minutes. Then there's some random bits - old cobbling equipment, stuff from the old general store, old firefighting equipment -- that are reminiscent of a hundred other local historical society displays. The main building has a display of a (recently deceased) local plant artist which was lovely as well. That said, the hours on this place appear to be extremely limited and it cost us $20 for the family for the admission; it's not that I begrudge the money to help preserve the artifacts, it's just a bit steep for the entertainment value, given that's what we usually pay just for a "full" children's museum that's open longer hours. So temper your expectations accordingly. That said, there's an hour's worth of diversion here for the kids and some points of interest for adults. Better than average for its ilk.

    From the owner: We operate a museum complex and archives, at 130 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec. Our museum is home to…read moreone of three WWI Fokker DVII's in the world. The Historical Society was formed in 1897, opened the first of its museum buildings in 1903, the Hon. Paul Holland Knowlton Memorial building. Today the soicety owns six buildings which include a one room school house located on Tibbits Hill.

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    Brome County Historical Society - The parlour, complete with locally made "Smith" organ and Celestina

    The parlour, complete with locally made "Smith" organ and Celestina

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    Exporail

    Exporail

    4.7(13 reviews)
    71.1 mi

    This is a legit train museum with restored trains in a huge warehouse! You can go inside most of…read morethe trains which makes it more interactive. They even have a few train tables inside one of the trains! Outside the museum, there are 3 types of trains you can ride on (small medium and large). Starting with the medium one, it's an old fashioned cable car type of train you can ride on that loops around the museum with a few stops along the way. It was probably used for short distances as a city train. This train seems to be running all the time while the museum is open (maybe not during the winter months but I could be wrong) The small train is a bench train you straddle where you go through the forest and into a tunnel. This bench train is basically benches on wheels connected to each other in series, pulled by a strong lawnmower, but it totally works and it's sooo fun!! This train is definitely not running in the winter for obvious reasons. (Update: I stand corrected it IS open during the winter!!) The last train you can ride on, the really large one, is a noisy passenger train that has a really high ceiling it was probably used for long distances. I didn't see this train all the time so it might have a specific schedule. There's also a model train room and this is by far my 3 year old son's favorite spot as Thomas the train is there! Unfortunately more often than not Thomas is out of commission but you can still see him even if he's not going down his track. I also went here around Halloween and they decorate the trains as per my Yelp photos. A dream come true for any train enthusiast, even a 2 year old would enjoy it (mine started going at that age) Not too far of a drive from Montreal maybe 30-45 mins max. If you don't have a car not to worry as you can get here via the TRAIN as it's right next to a train station! There's also a small IMAX room which is extra in addition to the entrance fee. They also have a cute souvenir store. You could easily spend the day here if you have the energy or interest, there's so much to see! The folks who work here are super friendly and know their stuff when it comes to history and trains!

    Honestly,I haven't been in years now even though I live close to it but I used to take my daughter…read morethere often when she was young. Their train exhibition can't be beat,the staff are always kind and helpful when you want info. And it's fun going for a ride on their little train that takes you for a nice ride for free all around their territory which is fairly big. This is a great family outing or even for train connoisseurs. One of these days I will go back to take more pics of the beautiful trains they have there.

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    Fort Ticonderoga - Powder horn collection

    Fort Ticonderoga

    4.5(72 reviews)
    37.5 mi

    We had such a blast! The musket and cannon demonstrations were so fun. There was a lot for the kids…read moreto enjoy. Walking throughout the fort there were games for the kids to play, they tried writing with a qu'il, and were given small wool scraps to take home. We explored the gardens and the kids ran and got all of their energy out in those wide open spaces! There were beautiful apple trees and more buildings to explore. We didn't sign up to do the boat ride but that is available and is a great way to extend your stay at the fort! The staff was all incredibly friendly understanding of children's needs. We couldn't ask for more with a family day out at a historical site! It was such a joy to enjoy! The gift shop had so many gems it could be very easy to end up with super cool toys Tshirts and yummy treats. Drive out slow and be ready to pull over to read the informative stones on the way out. Worth it!! Don't forget to check out mount defiance after visiting (otherwise it's $10 a car to check out) and on your way there there is a park with a beautiful waterfall to look at.

    We spent the day here at the fort, just awsm to see all the History…read more It's a Must see if you like this sort of thing. Great gift shop, cannons, re enactment, all working there are in that time periods clothing. 2nd time there, we highly recommend!!

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