Things To Do!

Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home

Robert Todd Lincoln was the eldest of the four sons of President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln, and the only one of them to survive into adulthood. He first visited Manchester Center, Vermont at age 20 in the summer of 1863 when he, his brother Tad, and their mother stayed at the nearby Equinox House to escape the heat of Washington, DC.

West Mountain Inn Hiking Trails - Cedar Rock

The venue has nice trail to hike in their backyard! It includes 150 acres of beautiful, well marked woodland trails. Cedar Rock is about a 45 minute hike from the Inn’s front door to a lovely peak overlooking the Battenkill Valley. There are many other easier trails to choose from along the way but if you want a good hike with a stretch of uphill climbing towards the end, Cedar Rock is one of our favorite places to take in the fall colors. Just stop at the front desk and we’ll give you a trail map.

Southern Vermont Arts Center

Manchester Designer Outlets

Equinox Mountain

Mount Equinox is located just outside of Arlington, Vermont in Bennington County. Situated in Manchester, Vermont, the mountain with a total elevation of more than two thousand feet, is the highest peak within the area’s Taconic Range, as well as the highest point anywhere in the county. The mountain can be visited by way of the Skyline Drive, which opens at 9:00am. There is also a viewing center and gift shop. Located approximately 1 mile from the base of Mount Equinox on Skyline Drive is a picnic area equipped with 5 large picnic tables, 2 large fireplaces, water hook-up, restroom facilities and a large parking area that will accommodate approximately 50 cars - all within a beautiful wooded setting with panoramic views of the Green Mountains.

Lye Brook Falls Trail

This is a great waterfall, easily one of Vermont's finest! The trail is completely straightforward. 2.3 miles to the falls, gaining about 800-900 feet in elevation, then losing about 200' to the falls. The climb is very steady and only mildly steep in a couple of places. At the falls there is little to do other than look at the falls. There is an unprotected overlook near the base of the falls, and a short rough path leading to the rocky streambed. The view alone is worth the effort.

Sugar Shack

Sugar Shack makes make pure VT Maple Syrup and have an assortment of hand picked products from Vermont made with all natural ingredients that will satisfy everyone. (The Norman Rockwell Exhibit is also located at the Sugar Shack. Showcasing the works of Norman Rockwell between the years of 1939 and 1953, the centerpiece of the exhibit is his use of more than two hundred local people as models. Visitors can see small profiles of some of these people alongside the artwork they were featured in.)

Bennington Museum

The tallest and most impressive structure in Vermont is the Bennington Monument. This 300-foot monolith was built to commemorate the Battle of Bennington, a turning point in the Revolutionary War that took place on August 16th, 1777. Today, the monument is connected to a museum where you can to brush up on American history and learn more about the area’s storied past. Bennington is just a short drive from Arlington!

Arlington Covered Bridge

The Arlington Green Covered Bridge can be found off of Vermont Route 313. The lattice truss covered bridge takes the town’s Covered Bridge Road over the Batten Kill River. Constructed back in the year 1852, the historic Arlington Green Covered Bridge was added in 1973 to the National Register of Historic Places, and is one of the oldest surviving bridges of its kind in the state of Vermont. Five square small openings can be seen on both sides of the bridge. The bridge is also known for not having any twentieth-century strengthening elements that have been added to other older bridges in Vermont.

Village Peddler and Chocolatorium

The home of Vermont's most mouthwatering chocolates, fudge, truffles and buttercrunch made fresh in our candy kitchen. Once an old wagon shed, our historic building in East Arlington now houses an array of Vermont specialty foods such as maple syrup and maple candy; cheddar cheese and crackers; homemade preserves and jelly; honey; and sugar free candy.