The museum contains the largest collection of historically significant machine tools in the nation. It is located in Windsor, VT on VT State Highway Route 5. We were provided a Family Admission Pass.
Free Passes for Members
Vermont Historic Sites Pass
This pass admits up to 8 people in one vehicle to the following sites: Hubbarton Battlefield, Cal PASSvin Coolidge Site, Bennington Monument, Mt Independence, Justin Morrill Homestead, the Old Constitution House, Chimney Point, Hyde Park Log Cabin, Chester Arthur Site, Ethan Allen Monument, Eureka Schoolhouse and Underwater Historic Preserves.
Selected Vermont State Parks Pass
A pass to selected Vermont state parks is now available to our patrons. The pass provides free entry (between 10 am and sunset) to the day use areas of 36 Vermont state parks. Up to eight people in one vehicle can use the pass, which is checked out for two days at a time. The pass is provided by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation and the Vermont Department of Libraries. Just ask for the pass at the circulation desk, and then be sure to return it on time so it’s available for others to use.
Billings Farm & Museum Pass
In Woodstock, VT, is both a Jersey farm and a museum of Vermont’s rural history. The library pass allows free general admission for a family of two adults and all children under age 18.
Shelburne Farms Pass
A 1,400 acre working farm and education center located on Lake Champlain in Shelburne, VT. The two library guest cards each provide free family admission to the walking trails and the children’s farmyard. Property tours are not included.
The Echo Leahy Center
Borrow a Book, Borrow the Pass: The pass is valid daily for two adults and three children to pay a reduced admission of $4.00 per person to visit the Center. Just ask at the library’s circulation desk to “borrow the Echo pass.” Show the pass to the staff at the front desk at the Echo Leahy Center. And then, return the pass to the library so another family can experience ECHO at the same discounted rate.
Today, headquartered in Quechee, VT, on 47 acres of forest, meadow, and rolling hills, VINS features 17 state-of-the-art raptor enclosures that house hawks, eagles, falcons, owls, and other birds of prey. In addition, the site has two songbird aviaries, which are home to a cedar waxwing and northern cardinal among other species. VINS also has an indoor and outdoor classroom, interpretive nature trails (the McKnight trail and Forest Canopy Walk are ADA/ABA compliant), a heated four-season Neale Pavilion and an outdoor August Pavilion designed for exhibits, events, meetings, and live raptor programs. The Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation & Ambassador Care is also on-site at the Nature Center but is closed to the public for the well-being of the birds.