The Atlas Obscura Guide To Brattleboro

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Brattleboro, Vermont

Updated October 30, 2020

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Brattleboro, Vermont

Retreat Tower

Designed as a place for patients to take in the scenery, this tower has a dark history.

Brattleboro, Vermont

Estey Organ Museum

Play everything you see at a museum dedicated to a town's historic organ industry.

Smaller pieces of silk arranged by color.

Brattleboro, Vermont

Delectable Mountain Cloth

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.

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Madame Sherri's Castle

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

2 miles from Brattleboro

Dummerston, Vermont

Naulakha

The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.

3 miles from Brattleboro

Dummerston, Vermont

Dummerston Vine

Site of the graveyard vine believed to be a curse on a family from the 1800s.

5 miles from Brattleboro

Vernon, Vermont

Tiny Bread Box

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

8 miles from Brattleboro

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An old Estey Organ Company factory space filled with donated reed organs.

The Vermont Town That Has Way Too Many Organs

After decades of organ donation, Brattleboro is looking for new homes for old musical instruments.

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May 31, 2018

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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Brattleboro, Vermont

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Estey Organ Museum

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