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Vermont's Independent Voice

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Award Picker

Year
Section
- Intro
- Food
- Drink
- Culture
- Shopping
- Services
- Recreation
Category
- Best ski/ride slope
- Best cross-country ski area
- Best public golf course
- Best state park
- Best day hike
- Best foot race
- Best place to bike
- Best place to swim
- Best place to kayak/canoe
- Best guided tour
- Best in-state weekend getaway
- Best Vermont day trip with the kids
- Best indoor children's play space
- Best place to take an out-of-towner
- Best people-watching place

Seven Daysies Awards 2018

Recreation

« PREV: Best in-state weekend getaway | NEXT: Best indoor children's play space »

Best Vermont day trip with the kids

Shelburne Farms

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The Children's Farmyard at Shelburne Farms - COURTESY OF HUBERT SCHRIEBL

Courtesy of Hubert Schriebl
The Children's Farmyard at Shelburne Farms

Shelburne Farms — Walk the paths, take in the views, visit the cheesemakers or pet baby animals at this 1,400-acre nonprofit farm and education center. Don't miss dining, in season, at the historic inn overlooking Lake Champlain.

Other Finalists

ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Jay Peak Resort
Montshire Museum of Science
Vermont Teddy Bear Factory

Previous Winners

« PREV: Best in-state weekend getaway | NEXT: Best indoor children's play space »

Location Details

Daysies Pick
ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
- 1 College St., Burlington Burlington VT 05401
- 44.47642;-73.22100
- 802-864-1848
- www.echovermont.org
Daysies Pick
Jay Peak Resort
- 830 Jay Peak Rd., Jay Northeast Kingdom VT 05859
- 44.93792;-72.50468
- 802-988-2611
- www.jaypeakresort.com
Daysies Pick
Montshire Museum of Science
- 1 Montshire Rd., Norwich Upper Valley VT 05055
- 43.70025;-72.30517
- 802-649-2200
- www.montshire.org…
The Register Daysies Pick
Shelburne Farms
- 1611 Harbor Rd., Shelburne Chittenden County VT 05482
- 44.39568;-73.24739
- 802-985-8686
- www.shelburnefarms.org
The Register
Vermont Teddy Bear Company
- 2236 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne Chittenden County VT 05482
- 44.42040;-73.21225
- 802-985-9149
- www.vermontteddybear.com…
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