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Montpelier, Vermont’s Capitol and Washington County shire town is the commercial & political heart of the Green Mountains.
Montpelier is by population (8,000 +) the nation’s smallest state capitol but easy to underestimatel and has the appeal of intimacy. A treasure trove of creative expression: music, theater and dance. The Contemporary Dance Studio, Barre Opera House, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Green Mountain Film Festival, Lost Nation Theater, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Vermont History Center and the alternative Savoy movie theater where you can enjoy a glass of wine as you enjoy the latest offbeat flix add to the magic. The Vermont State House, with it’s dome of gold, shines bright. Public and private schools including the Orchard Valley Waldorf School. Believe it or not, there isn’t a single McDonalds in the state capitol which is a source of local pride even if your french fry craving might take you across the town line into Barre where fast food is plentiful.
Order the Heartbreaker Crepe at the Skinny Pancake, a croissant at The Bohemian for a buttery breakfast, lunch at Woodbelly Pizza or Mad Taco, a bowl of noodles at Si Aku Ramen or pasta carbonara at Sarducci’s as the day comes to an end. Try the Cornerstone Pub & Kitchen followed by drinks at the Three Penny Taproom or Blackback Pub. Cook a delicious meal with ingredients bought from the Capitol City Farmer’s Market or the organic produce and pure food stocked Hunger Mountain Co-op. And don’t miss the Morse Farm Maple Sugar Works for some amber or dark maple syrup, hike Camel’s Hump State Park or considering a stay ovenight at the centrally located Capitol Plaza.
Satellite attractions include Barre, East Montpelier, Middlesex, Berlin, Northfield, Plainfield, Marshfield, & Roxbury. Burlington, Stowe, Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, Bolton Valley, Jay Peak and Killington. With St. Johnsbury and the North East Kingdom to the north and Northfield’s Norwich University to the south.
Amtrak’s Vermonter runs through Montpelier Junction from Washington DC to St. Albans and the if you’re a small engine pilot check out the Edward F. Knapp state airport in Barre. Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport is a 30 minute drive.
RESTAURANTS
- Applebee’s
- Arandas Mexican Cuisine
- Asian Gourmet
- Bare Naked Growler
- Barr Hill
- Bent Nails Bistro
- Blackback Pub
- Bohemian Bakery
- Buddy’s Famous
- Capitol Grounds
- Cornerstone Pub & Kitchen
- Domino’s
- Ena Gelato
- Filibuster Cafe
- Filling Station
- Gallus
- Good Measure Pub & Brewery
- Gusto’s
- Hen of the Wood
- House of Tang
- Hugo’s Bar & Grill
- J Morgan’s Steak House
- Julio’s Cantina
- Ksherpa Dinner House
- Ladder 1 Grill
- Le Cantine
- Mad Taco
- Michael’s On the Hill
- Morse Block Deli
- Namaste Indian Nepali Kitchen
- North Branch Cafe
- Oakes & Evelyn
- Park Row Cafe
- Penzo Pizza Co
- Pho Capitol
- Pho Thai Express
- Positive Pie
- Prohibition Pig
- Red Hen Baking Co
- Reservoir
- Royal Orchid Thai
- Sarducci’s
- Si Aku Ramen
- Skinny Pancake
- Stowe Street Cafe
- The Meltdown
- The Quarry
- Three Penny Taproom
- Two Loco Guys
- Wayside
- Wilaiwans Kitchen
- Woodbelly Pizza
- Yellow Mustard
- Zenbarn
RECREATION
- Barre Opera House
- Bolton Valley
- Bragg Farm Sugarhouse
- Caledonia Spirits
- Camel’s Hump State Park
- Capitol City Farmer’s Market
- Capitol Theater
- Cochran’s
- Hubbard Park
- Jay Peak
- Killington
- Lost Nation Theater
- Mad River Glen
- Morse Farm Maple Sugar Works
- North Branch Nature Center
- North Branch Vineyards
- Savoy Theater
- Smuggler’s Notch
- Stowe
- Sugarbush
- VAST Snowmobile Trails
- Vermont Vacation
SCHOOLS
- Balance Massage School
- Brookside Primary School
- Crosset Brook Middle School
- Main Street Middle School
- Maple Hill School
- Monteverdi Music School
- Montpelier High
- Montpelier Montessori School
- New School of Montpelier
- Orchard Valley Waldorf School
- Pacem School
- River Branch Community School
- Spaulding High
- St. Monica-St. Michael High
- Summit School of Traditional Music & Culture
- U-32 Middle & High School
- Union Elementary School
- Vermont Adult Learning
- Vermont College of Fine Arts
- Vermont K-12
- Vermont Private Schools
- Vermont State Colleges
- Websterville Christian Academy
HOSPITALS
- Central Vermont Medical Center
- ClearChoice MD
- Dartmouth Hitchcock
- Gifford Medical Center
- Montpelier Veterinary Hospital
- University of Vermont Medical Center
CHAMBERS
