44 Best Places to Shop in Vermont, USA

Take the Taftsville Covered Bridge to this farm, where you can learn how maple sugar is made and sample as much maple syrup as you'd like. The farm also makes excellent cheeses.

Homemade baked goods, fresh cider, Vermont cheeses, maple syrup, and around a dozen varieties of apples are among the treats for sale here. There's berry picking in season, for a fun family stop, and on weekends you can watch the bakers make cider doughnuts.

The state's oldest independent bookstore sells the latest new releases and hosts weekly readings, signings, and lectures.

As you enter this store, you'll feel as though you've stepped back in time. Walk past the potbelly stove and take in the aroma emanating from the fudge neatly piled behind huge antique glass cases, alongside a vast selection of penny candies and chocolates. There are creemees, of course, but here the specialties are candles, weather vanes, glassware, and local foods.

This store opened in 1946 and is still run by the Orton family, though it has become something of an empire, with a large catalog and online business. One room is set aside for Vermont Common Crackers and bins of fudge and copious candy. In others you'll find nearly forgotten items such as Lilac Vegetol aftershave, as well as practical items like sturdy outdoor clothing. Nostalgia-evoking implements dangle from the rafters. The associated Mildred's Grill restaurant next door serves casual meals and, if you can’t get enough, there’s a second store on Route 103 in Rockingham.

This general store has everything you'd hope to find in tiny but sophisticated Vermont: a nice selection of local beer and wine, cheeses, baked goods, strong coffee, and delicious sandwiches and prepared foods. In summer, grab a quick lunch on the small deck by the water; in winter, warm up at the wood stove. Warm, woolly clothing and accessories can be found upstairs.

This is a classic general store of the "if-we-don't-have-it-you-don't-need-it" kind. It's also the spot where locals in the know can snag hard-to-find Vermont gems like Jasper Hill Farm cheeses and bottles of Hill Farmstead beer.

This large gallery displays the paintings and sculptures of nationally known artists.

Artworks and functional items in ceramic, glass, wood, fiber, and other media created by more than 300 artists are on display at this gallery.

The center exhibits works by American photographers. Opening receptions are held on the first Friday evening of the month.

A leader in the artisanal cheese movement, this creamery invites aficionados to visit its 4,000-square-foot production facility, where goat cheeses such as Bonne Bouche—a perfectly balanced, cloudlike cheese—are made on weekdays. The creamery is in Websterville, southwest of Montpelier.

This shop has a "chocolatorium," where you can learn all about cocoa. It sells fudge and other candies and stocks a large collection of teddy bears, one of whom is giant and made of chocolate.

The indoor market is a year-round buffet of local produce, fresh fish, and excellent sandwiches and pastries. The hot lunch and dinner embrace classic American comfort food.