Hi.

Hope you have a great trip.

You might want to ask this over in r/NewToVermont also.

I will do that here shortly, thanks for the idea.

All depends on where you’re staying and if you have your own transportation! There’s plenty of options for each part of the state, as long as you can get around on your own.

Yea, we got a car (all wheel drive) and are staying in Waitsfield.

Depending on what you’re interested in, you could research the Montpelier/Barre area for some decent restaurants and/or museums. You’ll only be 45 minutes or so from Burlington which opens up a lot more options if you want a small city vibe. Aside from that, southern Vermont is underrated if you’d be willing to drive some more. Ludlow, Weston, Woodstock, Manchester…plenty of different options to explore. In all honestly, being open to outdoor activities like snowshoeing or skiing would helpful but so far this winter hasn’t been anything to write home about, so it could be the right time to seek out other activities if that’s your type of thing!

Bout time we made a sub like that. Will be interesting to see if it’s mostly Vermonters giving advice or other tourists/newcomers.

Would be helpful to know what you already have planned. Things are pretty spread out here so if you’re already going somewhere there may be other things along the eay

A flight, a car, and a hotel.

We just wanted to go to a place that was cold and far away from Florida.

I was just asking here to see if there are any well known things by residents. Like, in Orlando we have many different festivals and things to do, but they are mostly summer/spring activities.

I’d say the most popular in that area are food & drink at Prohibition Pig, food & drink at the Pitcher Inn (upstairs or downstairs, and ice cream, shopping, tour, & flavor graveyard (depending on snow depth) at Ben and Jerry’s

Me? I’d skip Montpelier and Burlington. Venture north a bit further to Stowe (hard) Cider (flights), Spruce Peak Lodge for a ski resort vibe, Doc Ponds (burgers), Remarkable Things art store, Publix House (IPAs), Alchemist (IPA), Butler (breakfast), and Stowe Mercantile general store. Snow shoe, ski, build a snow man, make snow angels. Enjoy.

That is some good information thanks for the advice.

So really a blank slate!! I will say that, as someone who has spent a decent amount of time around florida, Vermont is about as polar opposite as you can get from florida and not just in terms of weather!

How much time between when you land and when you have to get to your hotel? and is the hotel in waitsfield (maybe Mad River or Sugarbush?) there’s a lot to do in Burlington by the airport, and a decent bit to do between the airport and waitsfield.

Stowe is definitely a great option, Waterbury and waitsfield have good food as well. Burlington is a bit of a haul if it snows but it has the most indoor activities. If looking for a romantic trip, look at the spas around Stowe

Try craftsbury and greensboro, the Gennie, hill farmstead brewery, craftsbury outdoor center

Buy Vermont Flannel pyjamas, and then after you settle in to your lodging, don’t wear them long:) VF is the best out there. They also have a lot of other clothing:)

You could either go skiing or hang out inside somewhere. Have fun!

Cross-country skiing (Ole's), Downhill skiing (Sugarbush/MRG), a winter hike (anywhere in the greens),

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