Inn at Shelburne Farms

Cows, goats, sheep, lambs, pigs, donkeys, and even a llama romp around this farm/inn's 1,400 acres in northwestern Vermont. Young visitors to the Children's Farmyard can delight in hands-on tasks such as collecting fresh eggs, brushing rabbits, and milking cows. (The farm has a working dairy with 125 Brown Swiss cows, and their milk is used to make some of the tastiest cheddar in the state.) For parents, there are eight miles of walking trails through bucolic meadows and woodlands, as well as an on-site restaurant.