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Dartmouth College - Hanover
· 12.2 mi · Historical Marker
Founded in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is the ninth-oldest college in the U.S. and the subject of a landmark Supreme Court case in 1819.
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Orford Street Historic District
· 12.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder what a 'charming country village' looked like way back in the 18th century? Well, you're driving right through it! This stretch of Orford Street was described centuries ago as having a row of handsome houses…
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Lanakila Camp
· 12.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wondered what a century of summer adventures looks like? You're approaching Lanakila Camp, one of Vermont's oldest organized summer camps, founded way back in 1922! Imagine this: it's 1922, and this very spot, once…
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Locust Creek House Complex
· 14.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wondered what a Vermont road trip looked like before highways? You're about to pull up to a rare survivor. This isn't just an old house; it's a window into early 19th-century travel. The Locust Creek House Complex,…
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Great Hollow Road Stone Arch Bridge
· 14.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Look at this beauty! Marvel at the craftsmanship of this historic stone arch bridge, a testament to 19th-century engineering. You're looking at the Great Hollow Road Stone Arch Bridge, also known as the Etna Stone…
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Chandler Music Hall
· 15.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wondered what it was like to catch a show over a century ago? You're pulling up to a place where history still sings. This grand old building, Chandler Music Hall, opened its doors in 1907. It wasn't just a place…
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Quechee Gorge
· 16.0 mi · Historical Marker
165-foot deep gorge carved by glacial meltwater roughly 13,000 years ago, spanned by a historic bridge on Route 4.
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Quechee Gorge Bridge
· 16.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Get ready to cross Vermont's oldest surviving steel arch bridge, spanning the dramatic 'Grand Canyon of Vermont'—Quechee Gorge! This isn't just any bridge; it's a testament to early 20th-century engineering and a vital…
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Stratton's Inn
· 16.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine travelers from centuries past stopping at Stratton's Inn, a late 1790s tavern that once served as a vital crossroads. This spot wasn't just a place to rest your weary head. It was a hub of activity, a social…
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Stone Arch Underpass
· 16.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine the steam engines that once thundered over this 1848 stone arch bridge, a vital link in the Boston and Maine Railroad's Northern Line. This unassuming underpass, built around 1848, was a crucial part of the…
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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
· 17.9 mi · Historical Marker
The only national park focused on conservation history, connecting George Perkins Marsh, Frederick Billings, and Laurance Rockefeller.
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George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home
· 18.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This isn't just a pretty house; it's where a global environmental movement began! This mansion was the boyhood home of George Perkins Marsh, a pioneering environmentalist whose ideas influenced conservation worldwide.…
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Granite Is Why Dry Land Exists
· 18.9 mi
The continents you walk on are essentially giant slabs of granite, and that's no small thing. Granite is lighter than the dark, dense basalt that forms the floor of the oceans. Earth's crust floats on the hot, slowly…
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Your Countertop Has a Tiny Nuclear Clock
· 18.9 mi
Here's the truth behind the great granite-countertop scare. Granite naturally contains trace amounts of uranium and other radioactive elements baked in when the magma formed. Those atoms slowly decay, and one step in…
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The Town That Named Itself After Its Rock
· 19.0 mi
Graniteville is a village inside the town of Barre, Vermont, and it wears its trade on its sleeve. Barre calls itself the Granite Capital of the World, and Graniteville is where the stone actually comes out of the…
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The Stone Built to Outlast Everyone
· 19.0 mi
There's a reason monuments and gravestones are carved from granite and not softer rock. Granite's big, interlocking crystals of quartz and feldspar make it extraordinarily hard and resistant to weathering, so a carved…
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Why Granite Sparkles: It Cooled in Slow Motion
· 19.0 mi
Look closely at Barre granite and you'll see a speckled mosaic of glassy quartz, pale feldspar, and flecks of dark mica. Those visible crystals are a clock. Granite is an igneous rock, born from molten magma, but it…
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Willard Covered Bridge
· 19.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder what makes a bridge truly historic? You're about to cross one of Vermont's true gems: the Willard Covered Bridge. Built around 1870, this classic wooden structure has carried travelers over the Ottauquechee…
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Bedell Covered Bridge
· 19.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine the longest covered bridge in the United States, until its destruction in 1979. Right here, for over a century, the Bedell Covered Bridge majestically spanned the Connecticut River, connecting Newbury, Vermont,…
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Rock of Ages Granite Quarry
· 19.4 mi · Historical Marker
The world's largest deep-hole granite quarry, 600 feet deep, operating continuously since 1885 near Barre, Vermont.
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West Woodstock Bridge
· 19.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Alright, get ready to cross over the Ottauquechee River on Vermont's oldest documented Pennsylvania through truss bridge! This isn't just any old bridge, folks. Before this steel marvel arrived in 1900, people here…
