Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, Green Mountain National Forest

#42 among attractions in Green Mountain National Forest

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The Charterhouse of the Transfiguration is the only Carthusian monastery in the United States, located on Mt. Equinox, in Sandgate, Vermont. It was founded under the initiative of Thomas Verner Moore and completed in 1970. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°9'32"N, 73°8'55"W

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Day trips

Charterhouse of the Transfiguration – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hildene, Equinox Mountain, American Museum of Fly Fishing, Museum of the Creative Process.

3.7 miE
Museum, Garden, Historical place
Hildene, Manchester
95 min walk • Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home is the former summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln and his wife Mary Harlan Lincoln, located at 1005 Hildene Road in Manchester Center, Vermont.
1.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Equinox Mountain, Arlington
41 min walk • Equinox Mountain is a mountain in Bennington County, Vermont, United States, in the town of Manchester. The mountain is the highest peak of the Taconic Range, and the highest point of Bennington County.
4.2 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
American Museum of Fly Fishing, Manchester
106 min walk • The American Museum of Fly Fishing is a museum in Manchester, Vermont, United States, that preserves and exhibits artifacts related to American angling.
4.4 miE
Museum, Science museum, Art museum
Museum of the Creative Process, Manchester
111 min walk • The Museum of the Creative Process is a museum and learning center dedicated to understanding the role of creativity as a conflict resolving mechanism.
5.2 miSW
Bridge
Arlington Green Covered Bridge, Green Mountain National Forest
134 min walk • The Arlington Green Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located off Vermont Route 313 in Arlington, Vermont. The Town lattice truss bridge carries Covered Bridge Road across Batten Kill. It was built in 1852 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is one of Vermont's oldest surviving bridges.
4.3 miE
Golf
Ekwanok Country Club, Manchester
111 min walk • Ekwanok Country Club is a golf course in Manchester, Vermont. It was built by Walter Travis.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Rupert State Forest, Green Mountain National Forest
129 min walk • Rupert State Forest covers 363 acres in Rupert, Vermont in Bennington County. The forest is managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.
3.9 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Hard Farm Homestead, Manchester
99 min walk • The Hard Farm Homestead, also known as the Zera Hard House, is a historic farm complex on River Road in Manchester, Vermont. Consisting of an early 19th-century Cape, an 1840s Greek Revival house, and a number of 19th-century outbuildings, it represents a rare surviving assemblage of farm buildings in the town.
3.8 miE
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Equinox House Historic District, Manchester
97 min walk • The Equinox House Historic District encompasses the historic center of the village of Manchester, Vermont. It includes a small group of civic and commercial buildings around the junction of Main Street and Union Street, with the luxury Equinox House hotel as its primary focus.
4.8 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Amos Lawrence House, Green Mountain National Forest
124 min walk • The Amos Lawrence House is a historic house on Richville Road in Manchester, Vermont, USA. Built about 1840, it is a fine local example of a Greek Revival farmhouse.
2.7 miW
Town
Sandgate
68 min walk • Sandgate is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 387 at the 2020 census.