Stay where history was made at a Vermont historic inn or hotel

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Playing host to history and celebrities, including everyone from Henry Kissinger and John Kenneth Galbraith to Mick Jagger and Sting, is nothing new at the Four Columns Inn. The boutique inn, which opened as a guest house in 1965, is known for its peaceful setting, attention to detail and sense of place. Today, its 16 spacious rooms feature an eclectic collection of antique and modern pieces and original art that celebrate the region. The tradition of farm-to-table dining excellence, which began decades ago, is still celebrated at Artisan restaurant. Nearby Newfane is the perfect New England village, with its columned courthouse on a handsome green.

Yes, you can stay in the house where Rudyard Kipling wrote “The Jungle Book”! Come and be surrounded by history in one of Landmark Trust USA properties: Naulakha, Kipling’s Vermont home; Kipling’s Carriage House; the 1802 farmstead Amos Brown House; the cozy Scott Farm Sugarhouse or the 1837 Dutton Farmhouse. Come for a taste of history by visiting the 1791 Scott Farm Orchard and Market. The farm grows heirloom apples as well as blueberries, peaches, nectarines, plums and quince.

Hospitality is an age-old tradition at the Rabbit Hill Inn, which began in the late 1700s as a place where traders traveling from Montreal to Boston or Portland could hoist a tankard of ale and lodge overnight. Save one period in the 1900s when it was a private home, Rabbit Hill has been an inn ever since. Today’s guests in the 19-room bed and breakfast will discover not only modern comforts (some rooms have double hydromassage tubs) but those that harken back to a relaxed age: a candlelit dining room serving exquisitely crafted American fare, crackling fireplaces, puzzles in cozy sitting rooms, lemonade in the afternoon on the porch and gazebos where you can listen to the waterfall. Rated #39 of the Top 100 Hotels Worldwide, #3 in the USA, and #1 in the Northeast by Travel & Leisure, July 2020.