2 Best Sights in Vergennes, Northern Vermont

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

This museum documents centuries of activity on the historically significant lake. Climb aboard a replica of Benedict Arnold's Revolutionary War gunboat moored in the lake, learn about shipwrecks, watch craftsmen work at traditional boatbuilding and blacksmithing, or take a course—for an hour or all day—in boatbuilding, rowing, blacksmithing, or other endeavors.

Family History Museum
4472 Basin Harbor Rd., Vergennes, Vermont, 05491, USA
802-475–2022
www.lcmm.org
Sights Details
Rate Includes: $14, Closed mid-Oct.–June

Rokeby Museum

A Quaker family farm for nearly two centuries, this National Historic Landmark served as a safe haven for runaway slaves during the days of the Underground Railroad. Join one of the guided house tours, explore the grounds and the historic farm buildings, or set off on the more than 50 acres of hiking trails.
Farm/Ranch
4334 U.S. 7, Ferrisburgh, Vermont, 05456, USA
802-877–3406
www.rokeby.org
Sights Details
Rate Includes: $10, Grounds: mid-May–late Oct., daily 10–5. House tours: mid-May–late Oct., Fri.–Mon. at 11 and 2, Closed Nov.–mid-May