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College Tour Vermont

College Tour Vermont

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3 daysMiddlebury, VT, USAMontpelier, VT, USABurlington, VT, USABoston, MA, USAFamilyModerateAprilWeekend GetawayRoadtripMountainsSight-SeeingHistoric
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Posted on March 13, 2024

We traveled here to check out colleges for our daughter.

Trip Recap

  • Day 1: Visited Boston and Northeastern University, drove to Middlebury, stopped at Vermont Flannel.
  • Day 2: Enjoyed exploring Middlebury, from campus to local eateries, a perfect travel day.
  • Day 3: Enjoyed Vermont lattes, campus tours, and shopping before heading back to Chicago.

Highlights

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    Vermont is beautiful. You will see not one piece of trash on the ground.

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    Middlebury is a gorgeous little town, and so is the college campus.

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    Burlington has Boulder vibes-hilly and beautiful.

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    Stone Mill shops and food-do not miss!

Day 1

We flew into Boston and checked out Boston University and Northeastern U. Quick hello to my little bro at NE, and drove straight toward Middlebury. We stopped by Vermont Flannel on our way, bought a few flannels and enjoyed the friendly atmosphere. Checked in to the Middlebury Inn. A beautiful, historic inn, near the center of town and walkind distance to the school.

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Day 2

We woke up and toured the campus. We enjoyed a nice breakfast at the inn, Morgan's Tavern. Loved the location of Middlebury Inn, right next to town. Walked over the Middlebury River to Middlebury College. Beautiful, historic little town, and the campus is gorgeous. Lunch after at the Stone Mill Public Market-little market with curated food & snacks, coffee. Lunch downstairs at Mad Taco! Ate at Two Brothers Tavern for dinner, what a fun atmosphere and great food-

Morgan's Tavern
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Two Brothers Tavern
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Middlebury College, Old Chapel Road, Middlebury, VT, USA
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Day 3

Breakfast lattes and pastries at Stone Mill, headed to Montpelier, a quick drive through this beautiful town, on our way to see UVM in Burlington. Spent the day touring the campus, had bagel sandwiches next to Lake Champlain. Bought a new jacket at Fjallraven. Evening flight back to Chicago!

Lake Champlain Ferries
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Fjällräven Brand Store, Church Street, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Anything you would add or do differently?

  • Spend more time in Montpelier

  • Visit some of the famed covered bridges in Vermont!

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