From world-class theaters to covered bridges, Vermont’s cultural landscape is as rich as its natural one.
Performance & Visual Arts
Vermont is home to 3,279 arts businesses and a creative community that punches far above its weight. From iconic theaters to puppet circuses, the state’s arts scene is deeply woven into daily life.
3,279 arts businesses statewide
The state’s leading arts advocacy organization. Grants, programs, and resources connecting artists, communities, and audiences across Vermont.
Visit vermontartscouncil.orgBurlington · 1,411-seat Art Deco theater
Vermont’s premier performing arts venue. Broadway tours, world music, dance, comedy, and community events in a stunning 1930 theater.
Visit flynnvt.orgGlover · Internationally renowned
One of the oldest nonprofit, self-supporting theater companies in the country. Giant puppets, political art, and free bread — a Vermont institution since 1963.
Visit breadandpuppet.orgMontpelier · City Hall Arts Center
Award-winning professional theater in Vermont’s capital city. Classic plays, new works, and community engagement in an intimate setting.
Visit lostnationtheater.orgSt. Johnsbury · Northeast Kingdom
The cultural hub of the NEK. Films, concerts, gallery exhibitions, and community arts programming in the historic Catamount Film & Arts Center.
Visit catamountarts.orgManchester · 100-acre campus
Galleries, sculpture gardens, performing arts, and education on a stunning 100-acre mountainside campus. One of Vermont’s premier cultural destinations.
Visit svac.orgWeston · Vermont’s oldest professional theater
Professional theater since 1937 in the picture-perfect village of Weston. Musicals, dramas, and new works in one of Vermont’s most charming settings.
Visit westonplayhouse.orgWhere History Lives
Vermont was the first state to join the Union after the original 13 colonies. Its history is preserved in museums, covered bridges, and communities that value their past.
Founded 1838
Preserving Vermont’s history through the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier, the Leahy Library, and educational programs across the state.
39 buildings · 150,000+ works
One of America’s finest museums of art, Americana, and design. A 39-building campus featuring folk art, impressionist paintings, and a steamboat.
Grandma Moses · Bennington pottery
Home to the largest public collection of Grandma Moses paintings, historic Bennington pottery, and the Bennington Battle Flag.
106 covered bridges across the state
Vermont has more covered bridges per square mile than any other state. The society documents, preserves, and promotes these iconic structures.
~200 local historical societies
Nearly every Vermont town has its own historical society preserving local stories, photographs, and artifacts. The league connects them all.
Drive the Green Mountains
Vermont has 10 federally designated scenic byways — winding routes through covered bridges, mountain passes, river valleys, and quintessential New England villages.
Follow the Connecticut River from Brattleboro to the Canadian border along Vermont’s eastern edge.
Waterbury to Stowe through the heart of Vermont — Ben & Jerry’s, Cold Hollow Cider, and Stowe village.
Through the Mad River Valley past covered bridges, Sugarbush ski area, and Vermont’s classic rural landscape.
Bennington to Brattleboro on Route 9 — stunning mountain views, Hogback Mountain overlook, and historic Wilmington.
Brandon to Killington along Route 4 — through the Green Mountain National Forest and historic marble country.
Along Vermont’s western shore with views of the Adirondacks across Lake Champlain and stops at lakeside parks and villages.
Island-hop through the Champlain Islands — South Hero, Grand Isle, and North Hero connected by causeways and bridges.
Route 108 through a dramatic mountain pass with boulder-strewn cliffs — open only in warm months. Not for large RVs.
Vermont’s “skier’s highway” — 217 miles through the spine of the Green Mountains, connecting every major ski area.
From Bennington north through Arlington, Manchester, and Dorset — Norman Rockwell country with covered bridges and marble quarries.
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