Welcome to the Nature Museum at Grafton- where we inspire respect, understanding and delight in the natural world.

The Nature Museum is a dynamic and educational place to visit. We also sponsor many off-site, naturalist-led public programs and teach classes in schools and libraries across the region.

Walking trails, and the wildlife garden are open year round. Maps and trail guides are available at the Nature Museum, at the Daniels House Information Center or at the Trail Head of the Village Park Trails.

We invite you to open the door to Vermont's natural beauty!

Public Summer and Fall Programs

We have some fun and exciting summer programs and workshops that are open to the public. Some of the great programs that are offered this summer include a mushroom walk and workshop, a hike in the Mollie Beattie State Forest, a Homeschoolers' Open House, and the 2010 Fairy House Tour.
Find out more about these and other upcoming programs.

Fairy House Tour

When: Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26, 2010, from 11 to 4 each day

Where: The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Road, Grafton, VT

Come see the wonderful structures our exhibitors will have placed along a trail in the Village Park behind the Museum. Then build your own out of natural materials we have gathered and display it in the Museum garden for others to admire. You will love walking around the garden and viewing the structures other people have created.

Learn more about the Fairy House Tour.

The premiere of the Pale Blue Dot brought close to 500 people to Grafton on Memorial Day weekend to experience a first-time Museum event named after late astronomer Carl Sagan's description of the Earth upon his seeing a photograph of the planet taken from outer space by the crew of Voyager 1. Increasing signs of global ecological distress led the Museum Board and staff to consider new ways to engage people to think about their relationship to the natural world and its resources.