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

Open May - October

Dynamic new exhibitions and special events each year generate fresh perspectives on art, history and culture from the settlement era to the present. Children enjoy daily hands-on craft workshops in the summer, rides on a vintage 1920s carousel and the interactive touch and learn comportments of many exhibitions.

Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Vermont
4323 VT Route 108 South
Smugglers’ Notch, VT 05464
Toll-Free: 800-451-8752

#1 for family programs in North America

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Here in the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains you’ll find Smugglers’ Notch Resort, America’s Family Resort. Our Summer Vacation Packages are designed to combine the value today’s families seek with the memory-making fun you’ll talk about for years to come! Smugglers’ FamilyFest and SimplySmuggs Vacation Packages include accommodations in a comfortable, fully-equipped, mountainside condominium home, unlimited access to 8 heated pools, 4 waterslides, and hot tubs, spectacular guided hikes & walks, family activities, evening entertainment and much more! Plus, our FamilyFest Vacation Package includes our award-winning children’s programs for ages 3 to 17 years. All of this is just a short walk or on-demand shuttle ride to the Village center with a variety of dining and shopping choices. Call 800.451.8752 or click here today to request your free Summer planning guide & DVD!

Bromley Sun Mountain Adventure Park
Route 11
Six miles east of Manchester, VT
Phone: 802-824-5522

Family Fun!

Grab top-to-bottom summertime fun at Bromley’s Sun Mountain Adventure Park, featuring America’s greatest Alpine Slide, Vermont’s longest water-slide raft ride, the towering Giant Swing, the 100’ Adrenaline ZipLine, SpaceBikes, "realrock" climbing-wall, Bungee-Trampoline Things, an 18 hole championship mini-golf, scenic chairlift rides, trail hiking and more. The six-and-under adventurers in the crowd have their own place to play in the Kiddie Park, boasting Bumper Boats, the Bounce House and a Super Slide all their own. Open Memorial Day through mid-October.