Waterbury, VT Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Few people paid much attention to WATERBURY before 1978; even then, the opening of a homemade ice-cream stand run by a pair of hippies on the forecourt of a gas station excited little interest. However, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory , one mile north of I-89 on Rte-100 in the center of Waterbury, on the way up to Stowe, has grown so huge, so fast, that it is now the number-one tourist destination in Vermont. Half-hour tours (daily: July & Aug 9am–8pm; Sept & Oct 9am–6pm; Nov–May 10am–5pm; June 9am–5pm; $2; tel 802/882-1260) include a short film, a view of the workforce from … more »