The Atlas Obscura Guide To Montpelier

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Montpelier, Vermont

Updated April 13, 2021

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Unusual Attractions in Montpelier

William Stowell tomb

Montpelier, Vermont

Green Mount Cemetery

Beautiful hillside Vermont cemetery with amazing funerary art.

The Challenger Memorial at its prior home along Memorial Park. A block of South African granite serves as the surface for the illustration of The Challenger, while the other lists the names of the astronauts who perished in the explosion.

Montpelier, Vermont

Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial

A lonely memorial to the Challenger Space Shuttle, honoring the astronauts who died in 1986.

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A not-quite-exact replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta. (Wikimedia Commons)

Barre, Vermont

Hope Cemetery

This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.

5 miles from Montpelier

Ben & Jerry’s Flavor Graveyard

Waterbury, Vermont

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

10 miles from Montpelier

The cemetery on Ricker Mountain.

Waterbury, Vermont

Ricker Basin

The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.

13 miles from Montpelier

Emily’s Bridge in Stowe, VT

Stowe, Vermont

Emily’s Bridge

This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.

13 miles from Montpelier

Brookfield, Vermont

Floating Bridge of Brookfield, VT

One car at a time please.

15 miles from Montpelier

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