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USA Weekend's "The 10 Most Beautiful Places In America"

1. Red Rock Country (Sedona Ariz.)
2. Evening view from Mt. Washington in Pittsburg
3. The upper Mississippi River
4. Hawaii's Na Pali Coast
5. Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
6. GRAFTON VERMONT
7. Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
8. From Key Largo to Key West in Florida
9. Clingmans Dome along the Appalachian Train in Great Smokey Mountains National Park
10. The squares of Savannah, Ga

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We are honored to have been placed on such an incredible list!

Vermont Magazine (NEW)

The Old Tavern restaurant is featured in the March/April 08 issue of Vermont Magazine. Read the article titled "Midas Touch".

Hartford Courant

"...there's lots of other activities to keep vacationers busy, not to mention just simply sitting on The Old Tavern's mammoth porch in one of the antique rocking chairs with a bottle of McNeill's Pullman's Porter, bottled in nearby Brattleboro." -Hartford Courant, 9/16/07

1,000 Places to See Before You Die

"The new edition of the bestselling book 1,000 Places to See in the US and Canada Before You Die includes Grafton, Vermont as one of the places. Forbes Magazine recently included a slide show of 15 places not to miss in the U.S., and Grafton was included. Visit the Forbes.com website to review this beautiful slide show.

Boston Globe

"Renting a room at The Old Tavern at Grafton is like renting a quaint village for the weekend. The former stagecoach stop has 46 rooms in the main building and four guest houses scattered about town, all of which have been meticulously restored to their 19th century splendor with antiques and oversize baths." Read the article. - Boston Globe, 2/14/07

Tribune News Service

Fifty Favorites: Travel writer shares memories about travels through the U.S.

"Vermont: The Old Tavern at Grafton. Preservationists usually save a building or two. Here, they've kept a whole New England village looking much as it did 100 years ago. You can stay at this inn, built in 1801, where peace and quiet take the place of television and computers. Come on an autumn weekday when the maple tree leaves are beautiful but the crowds are thinner." -Gary Warner, McClatchy-Tribune News, 2006

Harpers Hideaway Resort

"A nostalgic and fetchingly restored 18th-Century inn, The Old Tavern hides in one of New England's most idyllic picture-book hamlets. Rustic timbers, brass/pewter trappings and sympathetic antiques offset its rambling dining rooms and convivial bar-lounge hewn from a handsome vintage barn. Three dozen unpretentious accommodations are divided between the main house and adjacent annexes, with several homes also available for rent. A swimming pond, tennis, hiking/biking and nearby golf add to the enjoyment of a summer/fall stay, though most guests seem content to just stroll the streets of the quaint Currier & Ives-like village." -Andrew Harper, Harper's Hideaway Report