Vermont, an Explorer's Guide

Two veteran travel writers reveal the best dining, lodging, and attractions in the Green Mountain State. Visitors and local Vermonters alike seek out this comprehensive guide, the first traveler's guide to the state and still the most authentic. From the green foothills of the Connecticut River Valley to the shores of Lake Champlain, from the peaks of the Green Mountains to the far reaches of the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont travelers and writers Christina Tree and Sally West Johnson find places that don't make it onto bus tours or into other guidebooks. Features include:

• Hundreds of dining reviews, from roadside diners to four-star cuisine

• Opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cottages

• 25 up-to-date regional maps

• Handy icons point out places that offer best value, cater to families, welcome pets, host weddings, and provide handicapped access.

• 80 black and white photographs 25 maps Index

Author Biography: Christina Tree has been traveling and vacationing in New England since her childhood and has written about its attractions for The Boston Globe for nearly thirty years. She is the co-author of Explorer's Guides to Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, as well as Best Places to Stay in New England. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sally West Johnson is the editor of Vermont magazine. She lives in Middlebury, Vermont.