Historic Stowe Village
Take a trip down memory lane in Stowe Village, which exudes the charm of a traditional New England town (much of the village is on the National Register of Historic Places).

Buildings of note include the white-steepled Community Church, built in 1864; the 19th century Bloody Brook Schoolhouse, which was moved to the green next to what is now the Stowe Free Library and the Helen Day Art Center in 1909 and served as a primary school classroom until 1973; and Green Mountain Inn, which has been welcoming guests for more than a century.

Ask at the Stowe Area Association for the historic walking tour of Stowe Village.

Noyes House Museum
In Morrisville, the Noyes House Museum offers a superb sampling of a bygone era in Vermont. Located in Morrisville Village, off Route 100, the museum is open mid-June to Labor Day, Wednesdays through Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., or by appointment. For information, call 802-888-7617.

Walk Historic Waterbury
Visitors and residents can get a deeper sense of local history by taking the self-guided Historic Walking Tour of Waterbury, a town that has served as a commercial hub and gateway to the valleys around Mt. Mansfield for more than 200 years.

Pick up a guide containing detailed histories of the town's landmarks at any of the downtown businesses and follow along. The town features the historic homes of three Vermont governors, a U.S. senator, the former home of the chief surgeon at the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg and a Civil War general.

Copyright: Stowe Reporter, Stowe, VT