The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

← New EnglandMontpelier & Stowe

Day55

Day 55 — Montpelier & Ben & Jerry's — Montpelier & Stowe

Full day2h 45m planned

1Freedom Trail & Fenway 2Harbor & the North End 3Museums 4Free Day 5Beacon Hill & the Public Garden 6Cambridge 7Where the Revolution Began 8Salem 9Cape Ann 10Free Day 11Drive south to Plymouth 12Pilgrim Plymouth 13Free Day 14Drive to Cape Cod 15Hyannis & Kennedy country 16The National Seashore 17Provincetown 18Free / Beach Day 19Ferry to the Islands 20Nantucket 21Martha's Vineyard 22Free Day 23Back to the mainland, north to New Hampshire 24The Seacoast 25Free Day 26Up the coast to Kennebunkport 27Dock Square & the Point 28Free Day 29Into Portland 30Old Port & the Head Light 31Casco Bay 32Art & Food 33Free Day 34Inland to the capital 35The Capital on the Kennebec 36Free Day 37Back to the coast at Camden 38Camden Harbor & Mount Battie 39Rockland & Wyeth country 40Free Day 41Up the coast to Acadia 42Cadillac Sunrise & Park Loop 43Carriage Roads & Jordan Pond 44Schoodic & the sea 45Free Day 46Inland to the White Mountains 47Mount Washington 48Kancamagus & Franconia Notch 49Cannon & the Notch 50Free Day 51South to the capital 52The Capital 53Free Day 54West into Vermont 55Montpelier & Ben & Jerry's 56Stowe & Mount Mansfield 57Smugglers' Notch 58Free Day 59Down to the lake 60Church Street & the Waterfront 61Shelburne 62Free Day 63South to Woodstock 64Village & Farm 65Free Day 66South into the Berkshires 67Rockwell & Stockbridge 68MASS MoCA & Greylock 69Free Day 70South to Hartford 71Twain & the Atheneum 72Free Day 73Down to New Haven 74Yale & Apizza 75Free Day 76East along the shore to Mystic 77The Seaport & Aquarium 78Free Day 79Into Rhode Island 80RISD & College Hill 81Federal Hill & WaterFire 82Free Day 83Down to Newport 84The Breakers & the Cliff Walk 85Bellevue & Ocean Drive 86Free Day 87Leave New England for New York

The gold-domed little capital, then ice cream in Waterbury.

10:00 AM – 11:15 AM· 1h 15m
Vermont State HouseState CapitolsAnchor
The gold-domed capital of the only U.S. state capital without a McDonald's — small, walkable, and proud of it.
115 State St, Montpelier, VT
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM· 1h 30m
Ben & Jerry's Factory TourFood & Drink TrailsWorth it
A short factory tour ending in samples, plus the tongue-in-cheek Flavor Graveyard.
1281 Waterbury-Stowe Rd, Waterbury, VT

What the colours mean

On this day

State Capitols1
Food & Drink Trails1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here