Vermont Marble Museum: Hall of Presidents (Closed)

Granite gets all the glory in Vermont, but the state has a me-too marble industry.

Marble is much more than tombstones and naked Greek sculptures -- as you would learn in 17 rooms of exhibits at the Vermont Marble Museum. The Main Street bridge down the road from the museum was made entirely of marble. The cheese slicer in the museum gift shop was made of marble. Every bust of every Commander-in-Chief in the museum's Hall of Presidents was made of marble. Without the magic ingredient of ground-up marble, toothpaste and chewing gum as we know it would be impossible.

Visitors could take in the museum's World's Largest Marble Exhibit, then take a quarter-mile walkway to an open pit marble quarry.

The museum opened in the late 1920s, but by the early 21st century attendance was down. No President busts were added after G.W. Bush, the museum never fully recovered from the lost business of the Covid pandemic, and it closed for good in late 2024.

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Vermont Marble Museum: Hall of Presidents

Directions:: From Rutland, drive west on US 4 and then turn north onto Hwy 3. Drive four miles north. Turn left at the library onto Main St. and cross the river. At the intersection, turn right to stay on Main St. The museum will be on the right, a blue building with marble in front and smokestacks behind.
Hours:: Closed late 2024.
Status:: Closed

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