Shelburne, 3 mi. south of Burlington, is well worth a visit for the sake of the Shelburne Museum alone. This large and unusual open-air museum is a reconstruction of an old village with all its buildings and services, including a railroad station and a paddle steamer. And if that is not enough, insight into rural life and practices can be gleaned at Shelburne Farms.
Shelburne (pop. 6,000) was settled in the late 1700s. Many of the local shops are located in restored buildings from that period.
Shelburne Farms is a National Historic Site that was built in the 1880s. Today the historic house is an Inn and working farm. Cheese and furniture-making demonstrations are available.
The Shelburne Museum complex consists of 37 historic buildings which contain collections of fine and decorative arts, paintings, folk sculpture, and miscellaneous artifacts.
The grounds include a railroad depot, private car and locomotive, covered bridge, jail, schoolhouse, country store, and other 18th and 19th century houses and buildings. The grounds cover 45 acres with formal gardens and a variety of flowers and trees.
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Shelburne, Burlington
