| Activities & Attractions |
An Inn For All Seasons...
The Holiday Inn of Rutland is located in the heart of central Vermont's renowned four-season resort area. There are many exciting recreational opportunities within a short drive. Our location is the perfect spot from which to make pleasure or business trips throughout Vermont's special world.  Winter enthusiasts will find us convenient to many well known ski areas, including Killington, the largest in the east. Pico and Okemo are both within 15-30 minutes of the hotel, close enough to allow a leisurely breakfast in Paynter's before hitting the slopes for a full day. And for cross-country skiers, two of new England's premier ski touring centers, the Mountain Top and Mountain Meadows ski areas, are only 20 minutes away.
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And For All Reasons...
But Vermont is much more than skiing, winter and snow. Vermont is a spirit and quality of life that is best experienced when exploring the pastoral hills and country roads while on a quest for covered bridges, an antiquing expedition or watching the maple sugar-makers produce their famous golden Vermont maple syrup. These more tranquil actvities abound as do more exciting opportunities such as golfing at one of several of the area's scenic and challenging courses. Hiking and mountain biking opportunities are endless. Canoeing, boating, windsurfing, fishing and swimming are popular at any one of the many sparkling area lakes - Dunmore, Bomoseen, Champlain, St. Catherine or Chittenden reservoir.
Other nearby points of interest include the Vermont Marble Exhibit, Wilson Castle, new England Maple Museum, Norman Rockwell Museum and the Calvin Coolidge Homestead.
Excellent shopping of all kinds exists at local retail stores, craft shops, antique shows and popular factory outlets. Holiday Inn is directly across from the 44 store Diamond Run Mall and adjacent to the Green Mountain Plaza with sstore.
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| Area Attractions |
Click on our map for great things to do and see North, South, East or West! |
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RUTLAND VICINITY AND WEST |
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CULTURAL/HISTORIC |
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- FARROW GALLERY
- CHAFFEE ART GALLERY
- ART IN THE PARK
- COVERED BRIDGES
- FORT TICONDEROGA
- HUBBARDTON BATTLEFIELD
- MOUNT INDEPENDENCE
- CHIMNEY POINT STATE HISTORICAL SITE
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GUIDED TOUR/SIGHT SEEING |
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- VERMONT MARBLE MUSEUM
- NEW ENGLAND MAPLE MUSEUM
- WILSON CASTLE
- RUTLAND HISTORIC WALKING TOUR
- CARRILON CRUISES (Excursion Boat)
- VERMONT WILDFLOWER FARM
- VERMONT BACK ROAD TOURS
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SHOPPING |
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- DIAMOND RUN MALL
- GREEN MOUNTAIN PLAZA
- ROUTE 4 EAST
- DOWNTOWN RUTLAND
- VERMONT SPECIALTY STORES
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ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS |
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- VERMONT STATE FAIR
- CLASSIC CAR SHOWS
- AIRSHOW
- VERMONT SYMPHONY
- RODEOS
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ADVENTURE/SPORT |
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- SUGARBUSH EXPRESS (EXCURSION TRAIN)
- GONDOLA CHAIRLIFT RIDES
- HIKING (LONG TRAIL)
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- SKIING
- TENNIS/GOLF/BOATING
- MOUNTAIN BIKING
- FISHING - LAKE, STREAM, ICE FISHING
- HUNTING
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EAST |
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CULTURAL/HISTORICAL |
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- VERMONT STATE CRAFT CENTER
- COOLIDGE HOMESTEAD
- BILLINGS FARM MUSEUM
- PORTER MUSIC BOX MUSEUM
- OLD CONSTITUTION HOUSE
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE/HANOVER
- FAIRBANKS MUSEUM & PLANETARIUM
- NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM
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GUIDED TOURS/SITE SEEING |
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- COOLIDGE HOMESTEAD/PLYMOUTH
- SIMON PEARCE GLASS WORKS
- CATAMOUNT BREWERY
- CERNIGLIA WINERIES
- CROWLEY CHEESE
- QUECHEE GORGE,
- JOSEPH SMITH BIRTHPLACE
- GREEN MOUNTAIN SUGARHOUSE
- MAPLE GROVE MUSEUM & FACTORY
- MENDON MOUNTAINS ORCHARDS & CIDER MILLS
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SHOPPING |
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- WOODSTOCK SHOPS
- QUECHEE GORGE VILLAGE
- BRIDGEWATER MILL MALL
- HANOVER SHOPS
- VERMONT SPECIALITY SHOPS
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- VERMONT RAPTOR CENTER
- VERMONT ECOLOGY TOURS
- KILLINGTON SKYSHIP
- ALPINE SLIDE
- HIKING (LONG TRAIL)
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- SKIING
- TENNIS/GOLF/BOATING
- MOUNTAIN BIKING
- FISHING - LAKE, STREAM, ICE FISHING
- HUNTING
- GREEN MOUNTAIN ROCK CLIMBING
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ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS |
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- QUECHEE BALLOON FESTIVAL
- TUNBRIDGE WORLD'S FAIR
- PLOWING CONTEST (BILLINGS FARM)
- SCOTTISH GAMES
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NORTH |
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CULTURAL/HISTORIC |
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- SHELBURNE MUSEUM
- BIRDS OF VERMONT MUSEUM
- MONTSHIRE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
- FLYNN THEATER
- MORGAN HORSE FARM
- SHELBURNE FARMS
- ETHAN ALLEN HOMESTEAD
- LAKE CHAMPLAIN MARITIME MUSEUM
- VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- MORSE FARM HOUSE MUSEUM
- VERMONT STATE HOUSE
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GUIDED TOUR/SIGHT SEEING |
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- VERMONT TEDDY BEAR CO.
- BEN & JERRY'S ICE CREAM FACTORY
- ROCK OF AGES QUARRIES
- CABOT CHEESE FACTORY
- OTTER CREEK BREWERY
- COLD HOLLOW CIDER MILL
- GOODRICH'S SUGARHOUSE & MUSEUM
- GREEN MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE COMPANY & COFFEE ROASTERS
- BAIRD FARM MAPLE SYRUP
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SHOPPING |
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- FROG HOLLOW CRAFT CENTER
- CHURCH STREET MALL
- DAKIN FARM
- HOLY COW GALLERY-WOODY JACKSON
- KENNEDY BROTHER'S FURNITURE FACTORY
- TEDDY BEAR COMMON
- VERMONT SPECIALITY STORES
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- CLASSIC CAR SHOWS
- CHAMPLAIN BALLOON FESTIVAL
- VERMONT QUILT FESTIVAL
- EQUESTRIAN SHOWS AND EVENTS
- LIPIZZAN STALLION SHOW
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ADVENTURE/SPORT |
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- SUGARBUSH EXPRESS (EXCURSION TRAIN)
- STOWE GONDOLA/CHAIRLIFT RIDES
- LAKE CHAMPLAIN FERRIES
- SPIRIT OF ETHAN ALLEN BOAT EXCURSION
- SKIING
- WALKING/HIKING (LONG TRAIL)
- TENNIS/GOLF/BOATING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- FISHING - LAKE, STREAM, ICE FISHING
- HUNTING
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SOUTH |
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CULTURAL/HISTORIC |
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- SOUTHERN VERMONT ART CENTER
- STRATTON ARTS FESTIVAL
- WESTON & DORSET THEATER
- WESTON PRIORY
- HILDENE (LINCOLN HOMESTEAD)
- BENNINGTON MUSEUM
- GRANDMA MOSES GALLERY
- BENNINGTON MONUMENT
- BENNINGTON MUSEUM
- VERMONT FLY FISHING MUSEUM
- PARK MCCULLOUGH HOUSE
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GUIDED TOUR/SIGHT SEEING |
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- HILDENE
- NORTH RIVER WINERY
- CERNIGLIA WINERY
- BELLE OF BRATTLEBORO RIVER CRUISE
- GREEN MTN. FLYER EXCURSION TRAIN
- VERMONT WAX MUSEUM
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SHOPPING |
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ENTERTAINMENT/EVENTS |
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- HILDENE MEADOWS
- AUTO, ANTIQUE, CRAFT, EQUESTRIAN SHOWS
- OLD-TIME FIDDLERS' CONTEST
- APPLE DAYS FESTIVAL
- ANTIQUE SHOW
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ADVENTURE/SPORT |
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- WALKING/HIKING (LONG TRAIL)
- ALPINE SLIDE
- GONDOLA/CHAIRLIFT RIDE
- GOLF/TENNIS/BOATING
- SKIING
- HORSEBACK RIDING
- FISHING - LAKE, STREAM, ICE FISHING
- HUNTING
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