2 to 3 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
4 people
English
Explore Vermont's Route 100 on a self-guided tour. Embark on a captivating road trip along Vermont's most scenic drive, where brilliant fall foliage and the quintessential charm of New England await. This journey takes you through picturesque towns, idyllic villages, and historic covered bridges. As you travel, explore historic landmarks, visit hidden treasures, and enjoy scenic vistas. Come fall, the route transforms into a vivid tapestry of autumn colors, offering a stunning visual feast that makes this drive truly unforgettable. Purchase one tour per car, not per person. After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route. New, extra validity ‘ now yours for an entire year! Use multiple times over multiple trips! This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.
Welcome to Vermont’s Scenic Route 100 Byway! We’ll explore the charming landscapes of Vermont, passing through picturesque towns, lush forests, and stunning mountain views. So let’s get started!
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
There’s another great attraction here that I know will enjoy. No trip to Stowe is complete without a visit to the Von Trapp family Lodge. It’s the second biggest reason after skiing that visitors come to the area. Situated on 2500 acres this Austrian mountain beauty is run by members of the original Von Trapp family that inspired the movie The Sound of Music.
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Stowe’s main resort area is coming up, and it is impossible to miss. It’s the location where the gondola departs, but be aware that the gondola’s warm weather operation only begins in mid-September, which is, of course, when foliage season really gets going.
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We’ll soon arrive at the entrance for Smuggler’s Notch Resort, Vermont’s third largest ski resort and also known as America’s Family Resort.
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The cozy village of Stowe is just ahead, where we will come to the junction of Route 100. If we decide to explore the village a bit we’ll turn left and go find parking.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Apple cider is a Vermont specialty and you definitely need to try it while you are here. And yes, I do have a place for that and it’s coming up quickly.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We are right in the middle of my favorite food lover’s stretch of Route 100. There are some great places to stop and sample more of Vermont’s most loved food delicacies here.
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We are getting close to the town of Waterbury. One of Waterbury’s more famous tourist spots involves ice cream, but there is another mega brand business based here as well that we might also enjoy visiting.
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Just stay straight ahead to get to Ben and Jerry’s ice cream factory. As you can imagine this is a very popular place and just about the most visited attraction in all of Vermont. Going to need you to be patient while we’re here and don’t be surprised if we have some short waits during the peak times of the year, where it’s summer and foliage season.
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It looks to me like we’ve decided to drive Route 17 to Mad River Glen and maybe even a little further to the App Gap itself. Its less than 10 minute to the Gap, and we’ll see the ski area before that.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
One of Vermont’s more famous ski resorts, but there are also lots of summer activities for kids of every age, even the really old kids like me.
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It’s another quirky little town and definitely worth the drive through. Driving through town will bring us back onto this road and we won’t miss anything.
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The Robert Frost interpretive trail for a little thoughtful, quiet time. I love it. This road will be traveling on right now, route 125 is one of the six mountain gaps or mountain passages of Vermont and very popular with the New England bicycle riding community.
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Visit the Green Mountain Cafe and Visitor Center. You’ll see the beautifully restored train station that’s now the Visitor Center, and it’s at the end of the first block.
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The Notch cemetery where President Coolidge is buried is located on Lynn’s Hill Road, coming up on our right. To skip the cemetery and go directly to the Coolidge homestead, we’ll see the entrance driveway on our left as we round the curve.
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One of the lakes in a string of four is called Lake Rescue, having had its name changed from Plymouth Lake in the 1880s.
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That’s great, I lovethis place, thanks for bringing me along. It’ll be about a 4 mile drive to the Base Lodge. We can stop along the way and grab some lunch or a snack, or maybe a cup of tea or a cappuccino.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
There’s a mountain on the western side of the road that is home to the Okemo
Mountain Resort, a popular ski area.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
In a couple of minutes, we’ll have the opportunity to make a stop that you might not have been expecting today.
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The next town, as we follow Route 100 is going to be the town of Londonderry. Londonderry, Vermont, got its name from Londonderry, New Hampshire, which got its name from Londonderry in Northern Ireland.
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For travelers doing a thorough exploration of Vermont, it might be nice to take some time to visit Jamaica State Park.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
In just about a mile will be coming to the intersection of Route 100 and Route 103. If it’s a particularly hot day, I might be able to tempt you with a quick visit to Buttermilk Falls.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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