Location: Waitsfield
Top Things to do in Waitsfield
Top 7 Free Things to do in Waitsfield, Vermont (VT)
Sitting at the center of the Mad River Valley along scenic Route 100, Waitsfield provides visitors with a romantic vision of small town America set against the backdrop of snowy mountain peaks. The Mad River Glen Ski Area has been providing powdery downhill adventures for over sixty years, and the area is equally popular with hikers in warmer months. The town of Waitsfield also hosts several theater companies and arts facilities, organizing everything from opera festivals to photo exhibits.
Restaurants in Waitsfield
1. Mad River Distillers at Mad River Taste Place
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 22 reviews
Mad River Distillers ferments, distills and bottles whiskey, brandy and rum on our farm in Warren, Vermont. We use regionally sourced non-GMO grains, local fruit and fair trade certified sugar. Our tasting room is in Waitsfield at the Mad River Taste Place, where you can enjoy our local spirits, as well as Vermont cheese, beer, cider and specialty foods.
Reviewed By ElianeB459
The Burlington location is excellent! Wonderful staff! Always a good time and great drinks. The bartender know what they are doing.
2. Mad River Taste
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
The Mad River Taste Place is a learning center, tasting gallery, retail store and gathering place focused on local, artisan food and drink. Over 50 makers are represented with a wide selection of products that range from cultured butter, naturally leavened bread, handmade chocolates, an extensive and changing selection of Vermont cheeses, old-world style charcuterie, craft beer, hard cider, wine and distilled spirits. Many of these products are made within just a few miles of the Taste Place. Our cheesemonger and cicerone are on-hand to offer guided tastings of cheeses, beer, hard cider and distilled spirits. Learn about the producers and what makes their products superior. The difference will be obvious as soon as you taste it. After a hike or morning ski, stop in for a classic European ploughman’s lunch of cheese, charcuterie and bread. Keep the meal local with a pint of Tin Hat hard cider, Lawson’s Sip of Sunshine or a French Press pot of locally roasted Awake Coffee.
Reviewed By Mads621
We stopped here out of curiosity and ended up having a fantastic experience! It is a small market with a huge selection of local goodies: syrup, spirits, jams, snacks, gifts. They also serve local cheese plates along with wine, beer and cider. The cheese was some of the best we ever had and at $12 was a steal! The oat cookie/crackers were also delicious! I would highly recommend stopping in for a bite!
3. Mad River
4. Artisans' Gallery
5. The Big Picture Theater & Cafe
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By pr650
A comfortable restaurant plus a movie theater and you can take food in to the movie with you! Friendly staff, arrive an hour before the movie to avoid the last minute rush. Hold seats in the movie theater esp. if u plan to eat there.There are about 6 seats with tables in front of them, otherwise grab a folding table.
6. Mad River Glass Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 23 reviews
The Mad River Glass Gallery is located in the heart of the Green Mountains of northern Vermont and features the gallery and working studio of David and Melanie Leppla. On Main Street in historic Waitsfield Village is where David and Melanie produce their world reknowned sculptural and functional glass. Visitors can view the artists working from the gallery observation window overlooking the hot glass facility. Their works have been collected by individuals and institutions world wide, including the Museum of American Craft, National Museum of Art (Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute), New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Musee des Artes Decoratifs (Lausanne, Switzerland) among others.
Reviewed By dreat2014 - Newmarket, United States
We saw the sign and popped in. We were visiting the Mad River Valley for a wedding and had some down time to poke around downtown Waitsfield. David’s glass work is beautiful and bright. We especially liked his tall, glass vases with fish going through them but all his work was beautiful. His wife Melanie made beautiful cairns and sculptures; her work is natural. Definitely stop by and visit. The artists are friendly and welcoming.
7. Waitsfield Farmers Market
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