Nearby Proctor, an old marble cutting town, is home to the Vermont Marble Exhibit (http://www.vermont-marble.com). The town is pretty and also a little quirky because just about everything is made out of marble. Even the sidewalks.
Killington, the largest ski resort in the Northeast, is only a 20 minute drive to the east. They offer skiing in the winter and various recreational activities mountain biking, hiking in the other months of the year.
