Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.amff.com
; 4070 Main St; adult/child $5/3; 10am-4pm Tue-Sun Jun-Oct, Tue-Sat Nov-May)
This museum has perhaps the world's best display of fly-fishing equipment, including
flies and rods used by Ernest Hemingway, Bing Crosby and US president Herbert -
Hoover.
BattenKill Canoe
BOATING
( 802-362-2800;
www.battenkill.com
;
6328 VT 7A, Arlington; 9am-5:30pm daily May-Oct,
Wed-Fri Nov-Apr)
These outfitters 6 miles south of Manchester rent paddling equipment
and organize trips on the lovely Battenkill River.
Skyline Drive
SCENIC DRIVE
( 802-362-1114; car & driver $15, extra passenger $5; 9am-sunset May-Oct)
For spectacular
views, drive to the summit of
Mt Equinox
(3816ft) via Skyline Drive, a private 5-mile
toll road off VT 7A.
Sleeping & Eating
Aspen Motel
MOTEL$
( 802-362-2450;
www.theaspenatmanchester.com
;
5669 Main St/VT 7A; r $85-150; )
This family-run motel set back serenely from the road has 25 comfortable rooms and a
convenient location within walking distance of Manchester Center.
Inn at Manchester
INN$$$
( 800-273-1793, 802-362-1793;
www.innatmanchester.com
;
3967 Main St/VT 7A; r/ste incl break-
fast from $155/205; )
In the heart of town, this delightful inn and carriage house
offers comfy rooms with quilts and country furnishings, along with a big front porch, af-
ternoon teas, an expansive backyard and a wee pub.
Spiral Press Café
CAFE$
(cnr VT 11 & VT 7A; mains $6-10; 7:30am-7pm; )
Attached to the fabulous Northshire
Bookstore, Manchester Center's favorite cafe draws locals and tourists alike with good
coffee, flaky croissants and delicious panini sandwiches.
Ye Olde Tavern
AMERICAN$$$
$$$
( 802-362-0611;
www.yeoldetavern.net
; 5183 Main St; mains $17-34; 5-9pm)
At this gra-
cious roadside 1790s inn, hearthside dining at candlelit tables complementary the wide-
