Visit Bennington, New England

With American flags fluttering from colonial and Victorian houses, Bennington is a quintessential American town.

Two walking tours of historic Bennington take you past the town's oldest buildings and the Old First Church.

The town's main attraction is a 306-foot-high obelisk commemorating the Battle of Bennington in 1777 in which Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys were a decisive factor in defeating the British under General Burgoyne.

A driving tour takes you under five covered bridges and to the Vermont Covered Bridge Museum.