8 Museums in Grafton That You Shouldn't Miss

Take the whole family for a day of exploration, learning, and fun at The Nature Museum. Inside, you can examine Vermont wildlife up-close with interactive exhibits, hand-painted dioramas, and mounted specimens. Crawl through an underground bear den, dig for fossils, dress up as your favorite creature, and watch the resident honeybees at work in their glass hive. Borrow one of the Museum’s Outdoor Adventure Backpacks and head outside to continue your adventure. Stroll or skip through the pollinator garden- you may see those same honeybees out collecting nectar or take a hike through the forest along the Fairy House Trail. Discover pond dipping, enjoy a picnic in the backyard, and take a closer look at the beauty that surrounds you.

Gallery North Star has been a destination for discriminating art buyers and lovers since 1975 and has become known as Vermont's Premier Fine Art Gallery. Situated in a restored 1877 village home, the gallery features the works of 30 nationally recognized New England artists. The gallery prides itself by showing a diverse selection of artistic styles.

My Minds Design building custom cabinetry, furniture, architectural woodturning, sculpture, reproductions of any kind and restorations. Come and see artist and master craftsman, Jason Ballard building truly custom furniture and more. All pieces are made to order. When working for himself, he takes solid burls and sculpts them in shapes inspired by nature, designs his own furniture and anything you can think of out of wood as well as mixed media, photography, drawing and more. Building in all ranges, you never know what you will see. He also offers lessons upon request. So if you are in Grafton VT, stop in and see what it's all about, Quality, function and art.

An educational, non-profit society to bring together those persons interested in history, especially the history of Grafton, Vermont; we work to discover and collect any materials such as books, papers, manuscripts, genealogical records, paintings, photographs, and artifacts illustrative of life, conditions, events, and activities of the past and present pertinent to the history of Grafton, Vermont View and experience the wonderful collections of Grafton artifacts creatively displayed in fresh exhibits that are changed annually. Our new gift shop, features wool fat soaps, books, bees wax candles,Henderson Redware, items from Cooperman Fife & Drum and much more.