Waterbury (Ben and Jerry's Factory) ★ 4.7
Ben and Jerry's Factory at 1281 Waterbury-Stowe Road runs 30-minute guided tours daily 10:00-18:00; tickets release two weeks ahead and sell out.
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Shelburne (Shelburne Farms and Fiddlehead) ★ 4.7
Shelburne Farms (1611 Harbor Road) is the working farm and 1899 Webb-Vanderbilt estate where you can tour the cheese-making operation and lunch at the Inn.
Waitsfield (Lawson's Finest Liquids) ★ 4.7
Lawson's Finest Liquids at 155 Carroll Road in Waitsfield is the destination brewery in the Mad River Valley. Timber-frame taproom, deck, beer garden;
Greensboro Bend (Hill Farmstead) ★ 4.9
Hill Farmstead Brewery at 403 Hill Road in Greensboro Bend (Shaun Hill, 2010) holds top-of-world RateBeer rankings. Remote, little cell service.
Middlebury (Haymaker Bun and American Flatbread) ★ 4.5
Middlebury is the south-end college-town stop: Haymaker Bun (JBA bakery semifinalist) for the morning bun, American Flatbread for wood-fired pizza,
Montpelier (Red Hen Baking and the state capital) ★ 4.5
Red Hen Baking Co. moved its cafe to 60 Main Street in Montpelier on May 1, 2026 after eighteen years at Camp Meade in Middlesex; the Cyrus Pringle miche.