4 Points VT leads guided brewery tours, e-bike tours, and fully custom Vermont outings, all based in Stowe, a short drive from Topnotch.

Above Reality Hot Air Balloon Rides offers sunrise and sunset balloon flights over the Champlain Valley near Essex, Vermont, about 50 minutes from Topnotch.

ArborTrek Canopy Adventures offers guided zip line tours and a treetop obstacle course in Jeffersonville, Vermont, a short and scenic drive from Topnotch through Smugglers’ Notch.

The Ben & Jerry’s Factory in Waterbury, Vermont, offers guided tours of the company’s flagship ice cream factory, about 20 minutes south of Topnotch on Route 100.

Birding in Stowe, Vermont, ranges from spring warblers along the Stowe Recreation Path to the rare Bicknell’s Thrush on Mount Mansfield, all within easy reach of Topnotch.

Canoeing and kayaking near Stowe, Vermont, centers on the 850-acre Waterbury Reservoir, with gentle river paddling on the Lamoille and Winooski Rivers just a short drive from Topnotch.

Stowe, Vermont, is home to breweries, cideries, and tasting rooms, including The Alchemist, von Trapp Brewing Bierhall, and Stowe Cider, most within a short drive of Topnotch.

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain is a hands-on science and nature museum on the Burlington, Vermont, waterfront, about 50 minutes from Topnotch.

Eden Ethical Dogsledding in Eden Mills, Vermont, offers hands-on dogsledding tours with free-roaming Alaskan Huskies, about 45 minutes north of Topnotch.

Enigma VT is an escape room in Stowe, Vermont, where friends and families race the clock to solve puzzles and crack a mystery, about 10 minutes from Topnotch.

Nearly every week in the summer and fall, Stowe hosts a major attraction event, from antique and specialty car shows, craft fairs, and sporting events, to ongoing art shows, theatre and concert series.

Fishing in Stowe, Vermont, means rainbow, brook, and brown trout in mountain rivers and streams, with guided fly fishing trips from The Fly Rod Shop about 15 minutes from Topnotch.

The Fly Rod Shop in Stowe, Vermont, offers guided fly fishing and ice fishing trips, fly tying classes, and a full-service fly shop, about 15 minutes from Topnotch.

Stowe, Vermont, is home to fine art galleries, an outdoor sculpture park, and The Current, a free contemporary art center in the village, all about 10 minutes from Topnotch.

Gentle Giants offers horse-drawn sleigh rides in winter and wagon rides through the rest of the year in Stowe, Vermont, just steps from Topnotch.

Lamoille Valley Bike Tours offers e-bike rentals and guided tours on the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in Johnson, Vermont, about 30 minutes from Topnotch.

Stowe, Vermont’s world-famous ski resort is still busy when the snow has melted.

Named a “mountain biking mecca” by The Boston Globe, Stowe’s extensive trail network of well-maintained, interconnected trails makes this a popular summer activity in Stowe.

Stowe is a 250-year-old town with a fair amount of history to boot.

Dance until late in the night. Sit back with a cocktail and enjoy some music.

One of Stowe’s recreational gems is a paved path for walking, jogging, cycling, and inline skating. 

Ryder Brook Golf Club in Morrisville, Vermont, is a public course with links-style fairways and mountain views, about 25 minutes from Topnotch.

Vermont’s low-traffic back roads and state highways offer smooth rides with stunning views.

Stowe is home to over 60 shops (including Topnotch’s own Spa Boutique, Mountain Ops and Tennis Pro Shop), all locally owned and operated, where you can find one-of-a-kind treasures, sophisticated selections and friendly shopkeepers.

Now eighty years after the first ski trails were cut on Vermont’s Mt Mansfield, world-famous Stowe Mountain Resort still reigns as the Ski Capital of the East.

While not a transportation necessity in Vermont, snowmobiling is exhilaratingly fun.

Spruce Peak Arts is a 420-seat performing arts center at the base of Stowe Mountain Resort in Stowe, Vermont, with concerts and shows year-round, about five minutes from Topnotch.

Truly unique for our little town, Stowe Bowl is an 8-lane bowling venue that's not your regular alley but something a little more boutique, swanky, cozy, comfortable, loungy, and elegant.

Stowe Cider’s tasting room pours Vermont-made hard ciders alongside local beer, live music, and a cider garden, about five minutes from Topnotch.

From first-run movies to afternoon matinees on three screens, The Stowe Cinema 3Plex has been entertaining the town since 1972.

Experience the historic course of Stowe Country Club while soaking in 360 degree mountain views.

Stowe Golf Park is an 18-hole mini golf course in Stowe, Vermont, with contoured greens designed to play like real golf, about five minutes from Topnotch.

Stowe Snowmobile Tours leads two-hour guided snowmobile tours through Mount Mansfield State Forest near Stowe, Vermont, about 10 minutes from Topnotch.

From The Stowe Theatre Guild’s best-loved local theatre experience, to the 150-seat black-box style Playhouse,.

Sunrise Mountain Guides leads guided rock climbing, ice climbing, hiking, and backcountry skiing in the Mount Mansfield region of Stowe, Vermont, a short drive from Topnotch.

Umiak Outdoor Outfitters in Stowe, Vermont, offers kayak, canoe, and paddleboard rentals and guided paddles in summer, plus snowshoe and backcountry ski tours in winter, about 10 minutes from Topnotch.

Vermont Icelandic Horse Farm in Waitsfield, Vermont, offers half-day and full-day trail rides and multi-day treks on sure-footed Icelandic horses, about 45 minutes from Topnotch.

The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe village tells the story of skiing and snowboarding in Vermont, from the first rope tows to Olympic gold, about 10 minutes from Topnotch.

Go behind the scenes at this charming working factory where handcrafted teddy bears come to life. Fun, family-friendly tours include a peek into the Bear Hospital and a chance to make your own bear.