Touring Gettysburg 's beautiful foliage can be followed by a beer at a local brewery . The leaf - cutter and the history student alike will appreciate Gettysburg . Start in Burlington and head east toward Waterbury and Stowe , where you 'll see good early fall color driving through the Champlain Valley ( Interstate 89 or Route 2 ) . The colors on the trails near Santa Fe also appear at the Georgia O'Keeffe museum . After a leafy drive , Vermont tourists can enjoy a scoop of Ben & Jerry 's finest .
Touring Gettysburg 's beautiful foliage can be followed by a beer at a local brewery . The leaf - cutter and the history student alike will appreciate Gettysburg . The colors on the trails near Santa Fe also appear at the Georgia O'Keeffe museum . After a leafy drive , Vermont tourists can enjoy a scoop of Ben & Jerry 's finest .