Vermont comes closer than any other New England state to fulfilling the quintessential image of small-town America, with its white churches and red barns, covered bridges and clapboard house, snowy woods and maple syrup. Scenic drives are everywhere - follow Route 7 from North to South on your holiday to Vermont, or take any one of the smaller regional byways such as Route 100, and you will quickly be immersed in local tradition; shop with the locals at the many country stores and buy apples and pumpkins at roadside stands.