Open: Open: May 1- October 31, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Winter hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 1-4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Exhibits on the history and breeding of the Morgan Horse, including cavalry and the Civil War. Cost: Admission is by donation.

Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House Road
Brownington, VT 05860
Phone: 802-754-2022

Open: May 15- October 15, Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday

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The Old Stone House, built as a school dormitory in 1834-36, now houses 25 rooms of exhibits focussing on 19th century life in northern Vermont. The collection includes furniture, textiles, photographs, pottery, folk and fine art, and many of the tools and utensils of daily life. Cost: Adults, $5; students, $2.

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Saint Albans Historical Museum
Church and Bishop Streets
St. Albans, VT 05478
Phone: 802-527-7933

Open: Mid-June-September, Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.

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The museum building is the former Franklin County Grammar School. The three-story Renaissance revival style structure was completed in 1861 and was used for public education until 1969. Museum features a military room, railroad room, civil war exhibit, and local exhibits. Cost: Adults, $5.

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

Open May - October

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Shelburne Museum is one of the nation’s most eclectic museums of art, Americana, and design, displaying over 150,000 objects on 45 acres in Vermont's beautiful Lake Champlain Valley. Collections of folk art, decorative arts, tools, toys, and textiles, are exhibited as are American paintings and Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Manet, Degas, and others. The museum's 25 historic New England buildings include period houses, a lighthouse, and a 220-foot paddlewheel steamboat. New exhibits in 2006 include paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe, the art of Tasha Tudor, contemporary Knoll design, and kaleidoscope quilts.

Vermont Fine Art Gallery
1880 Mountian Rd. #3, Gale Farm Center
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-9653

Open: Call for schedule

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Specilizing in award-winning Vermont artists likeGary Eckhart, Bob Aiken, Elizabeth Allen, and Peter A. Miller; exhibiting Vermont work by nationally recognized visiting artists such as Carolyn Walton, Tom Nicholas N.A. and Loren Blackburn andthe work of artist/owner Elisabeth Wooden Prior. Ongoing exhibitons of fine quality artwork, sculpture, and prints. Featuring special events and showings through the entire year.

Vermont Veterans' Militia Museum
789 Vermont National Guard Road
Colchester, VT 05446
Phone: 802 338-3360

Open: May 1-October 1, Tuesday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; October 1-May 1, Tuesday 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. and by appointment

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An exhibit of military artifacts used by Vermont veterans, from the American Revolution to the present day. Admission is free.

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Birds of Vermont Museum
900 Sherman Hollow Road
Huntington, VT 05462
Phone: 802-434-2167

Open: May 1 - October 31, daily, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; in winter by appointment

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Exhibits feature carvings of over 450 species of birds, including an archaeopteryx and other extinct and endangered species. There is a wild bird observation area, as well as nature trails, carving demonstrations and a gift shop. Cost: Adults, $6; seniors, $5; children age 3-17, $3; family, $15.

Bread and Puppet Museum
753 Heights Road
Glover, VT 05839
Phone: 802-525-3031

Open: June through October, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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A fascinating exhibit of masks and puppets. The museum is housed in a mid 19th century barn. Admission is free.

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Echo at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
1 College Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-864-1848

Open: Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Discover 60 species of fish, amphibians, invertebrates, and reptiles, over 100 hands-on experiences, traveling exhibits, and the Awesome Forces Theater. Live animal feedings. The 2.2-acre site also includes the Lake Champlain Navy Memorial, Eclectic Gift Shop, and seasonal café. Cost: Adults over age 18, $9; seniors over age 62 and students, $8; children age 3-17, $7.

Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
1302 Main Street
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Phone: 802-748-2372

Open: Year-round, Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.; also open Monday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., April- October. Call for planetarium show times.

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Natural science collection of 160,000 objects housed in a landmark Victorian building. The historical collections contain examples of 19th-century agricultural, industrial, and household life. The natural history collection houses New England mammals and birds, rocks and minerals, shells, butterflies, insects, bird nests and egg sets, and hummingbirds. Exhibits on astronomy and rural history. Cost: Adults, $6; seniors and children age 5-17, $5; family, $18; planetarium show, $5.

Georgia Historical Society Museums
Route 7
Georgia, VT 05468
Phone: 802-524-4539

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The society has two museum locations and a library. The Brick School at Ethan Allen Highway, Georgia Center, (open Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.; information at 802-524-4539) is exhibiting the life of women at the turn of the century. The Gordon's Mill Agricultural Museum at Georgia Plain (open by appointment only; information at 802-524-6311) is featuring the tools and wagons used on earlier Georgia farms. The library has over 5,000 photos with captions, genealogical books and local family genealogy sources.

Helen Day Art Center
School Street
Stowe, VT 05672
Phone: 802-253-8358

Open: Summer hours through October 12, Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; December hours through first weekend of January, Tuesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; Winter hours through Memorial Day weekend, Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

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Art and cultural center features exhibits of local and regional artwork.