In addition to visiting Montpelier, the other “must do” item on my to-do list for Vermont was to visit the Ben & Jerry’s factory and take the factory tour . We made an afternoon out of this adventure!

We took a day to explore Montpelier (map )! Definitely the most intriguingly named capital city of any state. The city feels kind of like a quirky college town. Almost all of the businesses downtown are locally owned and operated, and there is not much in the way of “chains”.

No trip to Vermont is complete without a visit to a local maple farm. Upon advice of several folks as to where to get the best Maple Creemee , we ventured to Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks (map ).