Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium

museum, Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States

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The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium is located in Saint Johnsbury, Vermont. This museum, established in a town known for the invention of the platform scale by Thaddeus Fairbanks, features collections of American birds, antique toys and tools, and art from Africa and Asia. The town of Saint Johnsbury itself was settled in the late 18th century and named in honor of Michel-Guillaume-Saint-Jean de Crèvecoeur. Other local attractions include the Maple Grove Museum, which details the production of maple sugar, and the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, known for its 19th-century paintings.1

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The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium features a collection of American birds, antique toys and tools, and African and Asian arts. The Maple Grove Museum has exhibits showing how maple sugar products are made. The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum (1873) displays 19th-century paintings with an emphasis on Hudson…
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The Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium features a collection of American birds, antique toys and tools, and African and Asian arts. The Maple Grove Museum has exhibits showing how maple sugar products are made. The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum (1873) displays 19th-century paintings with an emphasis on Hudson…
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