Enjoy a leisurely walk down Monument Avenue to the Olde First Church where our forefathers voted to join the Union and where those who fell in the battle, as well as poet Robert Frost, are buried. Continue to the Bennington Museum and Grandma Moses Schoolhouse Exhibit. Do some shopping in route as you return to your hotel in southern Vermont. Begin the day at Basketville in Putney, offering the world's largest selection of baskets . Then head to Bellows Falls to board the Green Mountain Flyer for a scenic ride along the rails to Chester Depot and return.
Lunch is included on board.
Afternoon options include Bromley's Chairlift and Alpine rides , Stratton's Summit Gondola , or shop the designer outlets of Historic Manchester Center . A railroading alternative - focus your day in Manchester, riding the Vermont Valley Flyer along the banks of the famous Battenkill River. The day can also include Robert Todd Lincoln's Hildene and outlet shopping. Mileage today will vary, you'll probably cover 75 - 125. At Stratton, you can shop in this mountain resort village and ride to the summit of Stratton Mountain in the enclosed comfort of their modern aerial gondola.