new england maple museum

Browse, shop then go across the street to JR's for lunch!It really shows you why Vermont is a great place to live and visit.

Step back into history and learn how maple syrup was first discovered and how it has evolved over the years. Great for history buffs or for small children who have an interest. $5 admission covers a short film and tastings at the end.

I am lucky enough to live in the same town as this cool museum. Learn how maple syrup is made in the interactive museum, taste all the different grades of syrup (along with other edibles) and shop the large and very affordable gift shop for unique, locally made gifts. I shop here on a regular basis for gifts--such as to fill a special gift basket for a relative. There are unique items that can't be found in standard stores that make nice gifts for co workers, good friends, etc. Outside the new owners have created beautiful landscapes and photo areas, such as a pond, a covered bridge and of course, the giant maple syrup jug!! Worth visiting for locals and travelers!

This museum is very interesting to walk through. The day we were there, there wasn't a charge to go through as it was a state wide art stop weekend. They have a nice gift shop, and samplings of the different grades of maple syrup. I would recommend a stop here if you are in the area.

Our Tour included this Maple Museum. It is very educational in that they give a thorough background of the history of Maple Syrup making to Modern day making. They have lots of historical artifacts that add to the understanding of the industry of syrup making. The Syrup 'tasting' room is helpful in understanding the 'differences' in the types of Maple Syrup. The gift shop has LOTS of various syrups in various containers and sizes that make your choices difficult. If you are going to be seeing other Vermont Gift shops, you might want to hold off on the smaller bottled items of Syrup, as we priced the 'exact' same size container of the same maker of syrup at $2.00 less else where, but after seeing what goes into making Maple Syrup, you can see WHY the prices are high. A very informative stop on your trip.

Having seen multiple presentations of how maple syrup is made, we passed on the museum tour, especially since there was a fee. The store has a very wide assortment of maple related products. We had no problem stocking up on lots of goodies to bring home from our road trip! Take a photo op with the large maple syrup jug on the front lawn!

It was a homeade museum, but they took care to obtain alot of antique items. Their little freckled faced grandaughter was a cutie and helped with our purchases.

They have all sorts of wonderful maple items and a fun museum! They are very friendly and just put in a new pond to relax by.

We're doing a destination wedding next month and we headed up to Vermont to organize some last minute details. One of our tasks was to find items for the welcome bags. We decided to detour to the Maple Museum in hopes of finding some little "Vermont-y" trinkets. We struck gold! They had everything we were looking for - mini maple syrup, maple flavored lollipops, maple candies, postcards, local sodas, magnets, bumper stickers, little local jams. If you are looking for little souveniers, don't go to an overpriced gift shop, make the trip out to the Maple Museum!

This was very fun for me, since I make very small amounts of maple syrup. I liked seeing the history of syrup making and the equipment people used, and how it's evolved since the Native Americans first threw hot rocks into the sap to boil it down. It even interested my 9 year old.The gift shop was fabulous, with some very unique maple-related items, things like flavored maple syrups to use in your coffee. If you are in the area it's well worth a short visit.

Stuffed animals as in children's toys and silk flowers everywhere. Admission is $5 per person. It was not very informative, more a store than a "museum".

I'll confess that I wasn't unduly eager to pay the ordinary admissions price and tour this facility. But it's another occasion where my limited expectations were exceeded. Upon entering their museum area, we were greeted by an animatronic old-timer on a ladder who regaled us with humorous couplets about farming back in the day. Then we took a good hour walking through a fabulous collection of historical artifacts relevant to the Vermont maple syrup industry, with generous and well-researched written and audio explanations of each phase of its development, from the technologies of the Native Americans up to present day times. The displays are a bit cluttered and clearly there are no professional museum curators employed here--and I found it refreshing and admirable.The facility is also a big gift shop and retail outlet for Vermont products. You'll find an extensive array of free samples to taste after you exit the museum (or if you opt out of the museum, as you browse the store), and then you can spring for an array of genuine products. My wife's credit card groaned a little as she stocked up on the finest pancake syrup for hour home, and also little samplers for friends and family.Take an hour off from your route 7 drive and pull into this resource--it will be a nice break and a good time.

The museum was interesting, we learned a lot about the process and grades of maple syrup. I enjoyed seeing the antique sugars molds. The gift shop had a great selection and tasting area too.

I saw this place while searching for houses I was interested in buying in Vermont. It looks small from the outside but it shows everything about how Maple Syrup is made in Vermont. I am not sure if this is the only Maple Syrup Museum in Vermont or all of New England, I doubt that it is but I don't doubt that it has a good presentation of the entire Maple Syrup process. Its worth a visit, it cost about $5 for the tour but it will teach someone everything they wanted to know about Maple Syrup and then some.

Very informative about the history of Maple Syrup. If you visit in November wear your jacket, gloves and hat they don't heat the exhibit.