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All the United States Vermont Danville

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Danville

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Danville, Vermont

Updated December 7, 2021

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A covered bridge marks all that has been lost

Danville, Vermont

The Forgotten Village at Greenbank's Hollow

Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.

Danville, Vermont

American Society of Dowsers

The national headquarters of the dowser’s society founded in 1961.
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‘The Domes of the Yosemite’ at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

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St. Johnsbury Athenaeum

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.
5 miles from Danville

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
5 miles from Danville
Sign at the entrance to Harvey’s Lake.

Barnet, Vermont

Harvey's Lake: Home of Jacques Cousteau's First Dive

The place where the great marine explorer first learned to work underwater is not where you'd expect.
7 miles from Danville
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St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Dog Chapel

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
7 miles from Danville
The Museum of Everyday Life

Glover, Vermont

The Museum of Everyday Life

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.
16 miles from Danville
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