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1950 House

Vignette of a young family's home and life in post-WWII Vermont.

Beach Gallery and Beach Lodge

Art of the American West; big game trophies; Native American artifacts.

Blacksmith Shop

Early 19th-century shop with daily blacksmithing demonstrations.

Circus Building and Carousel

Hand-carved miniature circus parade; three-ring circus; carousel figures. Operating 1920s carousel outside.

Covered Bridge

Rare surviving two-lane span with footpath.

Dorset House

World-renowned wildlife and fish decoys; miniature bird carvings.

Dutton House

Historic house portraying life in 1820s Vermont.

Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Building

Impressionist paintings and six rooms from the Museum founder's New York City home.

General Store and Apothecary Shop

19th-century store with barber shop, tap room, post office, and doctor and dentist offices; 19th-century medicine shop.

Hat and Fragrance Textile Gallery

Quilts, hatboxes, and accessories.

Horseshoe Barn and Annex

The country's finest collection of carriages, wagons, and sleighs; stagecoaches and farm, trade, and Conestoga wagons.

Jail

19th-century slate jail building.

Kalkin House

Cutting-edge architecture by Adam Kalkin. Home in 2008 to special exhibitions: Growing Green – a new twist on enhancing our environment. Plus a conceptual environment from the imagination of Joshua Longo, Brooklyn arist/designer.

Lighthouse

Exhibits on Lake Champlain history and life in a Lighthouse.

Locomotive 220 and Private Rail Car Grand Isle

10-wheel steam locomotive and luxury rail car.

Meeting House

19th-century church with organ and tromp l'oeil wall paintings.

Owl Cottage Family Activity Center

Play and activity center for children. Organized craft activities in July and August.

Pleissner Gallery

Landscape and sporting art paintings; Ogden Pleissner's Vermont studio.

Prentis House

Historic house with high-style 17th- and 18th-century decorative arts and furniture.

Printing Shop and Weaving Shop

Printing presses, barn-frame looms; daily demonstrations of letterpress printing, spinning, and weaving.

Railroad Station and Freight Shed

Stationmaster's office, maps, and other late 19th- and early 20th-century railroad memorabilia.

Round Barn

Visitor center and gallery space for special exhibitions.

Sawmill

1787 up-and-down saw and other equipment; operating water wheel.

Schoolhouse

19th-century rural Vermont one-room schoolhouse.

Settlers' House and Barn

Hands-on experience of Vermont in the 1790s.

Shaker Shed

Woodworking and other trade tools; iron hardware and stoves; shoe- and harness-maker shops; horse-drawn fire-fighting equipment.

Stagecoach Inn

One of America's finest collections of folk art sculptures and paintings.

Stencil House

Historic house with extensively paint-decorated walls and a mix of high-style and vernacular 18th-century decorative arts and furniture.

Ticonderoga

Restored 220-foot sidewheel passenger steamboat. A National Historic Landmark.

Toy Shop

Early toys, cast iron banks, and operating American Flyer train layout.

Variety Unit

Decorative arts (including pewter, glass, ceramics, mochaware, food molds, scrimshaw, trivets, and food molds), dolls, dollhouses, and automata.

Vermont House

Changing exhibition galleries; hand-painted maritime-themed wallpaper. In 2008 the feature exhibition is Design Rewind: The Origins of Innovation. May 18 – Oct. 26

Webb Gallery

American paintings and special exhibition galleries.

Grounds and Gardens

Circus Building Day Lily Garden

A brilliant burst of summer color welcomes visitors to the Circus Building.

J. Watson Webb, Jr. Memorial Peony Garden

Over 700 peonies in 25 varieties.

Alyssia's Garden

Perennials, playground, 19th-century games.

Bostwick Memorial Garden

A formal garden designed to evoke a painter's color palette.

Dutton House Heritage Garden

1820s kitchen garden.

Hat and Fragrance Garden

Plants and herbs traditionally used for dyes and fragrances.

Lilacs

Over 400 lilacs are throughout the Museum grounds.

Settlers' Garden

1790s Vermont flax and kitchen garden.

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