Marlboro, Vermont - Taxidermy museum, albino critters

Address:
Rt. 9, Marlboro, VT [Show Map]
Directions:
Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, at the Hogback Mountain Scenic Overlook on Route 9, about 13 miles west of Brattleboro and 27 miles east of Bennington.
Admission:
Adults $5, Children 5-12 $2, Seniors $3, under 5 free
Hours:
Daily 10 -5 Memorial Day- late Oct, WInters hours vary. (Call to verify)
Phone:
802-464-0048
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Marlboro, Vermont - Taxidermy museum, albino critters

This small natural history museum is one of Vermont's little known wonders. It is primarily the taxidermy collection of a man named Lumen Nelson who lived in the area from 1873-1966. It contains oevr 650 taxidermy specimens in small dioramas. The are several oddities in the collection including about a dozen albinos (groundhog, red squirrel, gray squirrel, robin, barn swallow, deer, porcupine, etc.). They also have a doe with horns and three extinct birds (passenger pigeon, heath hen, and eskimo curlew). The museum now has some live animal exhibits including owls and hawks. [Ed Metcalfe, 03/12/2006]

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