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Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
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Shelburne Museum

6000 Shelburne Road · Shelburne, VT

Why you should go…

Shelburne Museum is a museum of American art, design and history spread across 39 structures on 45 acres near Lake Champlain. Founder Electra Havemeyer Webb moved historic New England buildings here, including a lighthouse, a jail, a covered bridge and the 220-foot steamboat Ticonderoga. Inside you find folk art, quilts, decoys, horse-drawn carriages and Impressionist paintings by Monet and Degas. Tickets are valid for two consecutive days.

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  • #folk art
  • #historic buildings
  • #steamboat
  • #gardens

Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Shelburne Museum, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

    Under $25

    Explore a lakefront science center with hands-on exhibits, live animals and aquariums devoted to Lake Champlain.

    7.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing
    Free

    Church Street Marketplace

    Free

    Stroll four car-free blocks of downtown Burlington lined with local shops, restaurants and a busy calendar of street events.

    7.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Ausable Chasm

    Under $25

    Hike rim and gorge trails through a two-mile sandstone chasm, then float the Ausable River by raft or tube.

    16 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Mount Mansfield

    Free

    Hike or drive to the alpine ridgeline of Vermont's highest peak for views from the Chin, its 4,395-foot summit.

    24 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Montshire Museum of Science

    Under $25

    A hands-on science museum on 100 riverside acres in Norwich, Vermont.

    65 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
    History Buff

    American Precision Museum

    Under $25

    Industrial history museum in a National Historic Landmark armory tracing the birth of precision manufacturing.

    75 mi awayMore like this