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Maple syrup is Vermont's signature product, and this museum north of Rutland explains the history and process of turning sap into syrup. It's now owned by the sugar makers from Solar Sweet Maple Farm in Lincoln, Vermont; if you don't get a chance to visit a sugarhouse, this is a fine place to sample the different grades and pick up some souvenirs.
Completed in 1867, this 32-room mansion was built over the course of eight years by a Vermonter who married a British aristocrat. Within the opulent setting are 84 stained-glass windows (one inset with 32 Australian opals), hand-painted Italian frescoes, and 13 fireplaces. The place is magnificently furnished with European and Asian objets d'art. October evenings bring haunted castle tours.
