Montpelier: Smallest State Capital in the Country
Montpelier has roughly 8,000 residents, making it the least populous state capital in the United States by a significant margin. It is also the only state capital without a McDonald's restaurant, a distinction noted frequently in travel writing. The city sits at the confluence of the North Branch and Main Branch of the Winooski River, surrounded by the hills of Washington County.
The Vermont State House, with its gold-leaf dome visible from nearly anywhere downtown, is the working seat of the Vermont General Assembly. The current building, the third on the site, was completed in 1859 after an 1857 fire destroyed its predecessor. The portico statue of Ceres on the dome is a fiberglass replica; the original carved wooden figure stands inside the building. Public tours run year-round, and the legislature meets from January through May.
The New England Culinary Institute operated in Montpelier from 1980 to 2020 and shaped the food scene; several of its former restaurants, including the Three Penny Taproom and Kismet, continued as independent operations after the institute's closure. The Savoy Theater, a single-screen independent cinema on Main Street, has operated since 1981.
The Hunger Mountain Co-op on Stonecutters Way is one of the largest consumer cooperatives in New England and serves as a general grocery for much of central Vermont. National Life of Vermont, an insurance company founded in 1848, occupies a hilltop campus on the northern edge of the city and is one of the largest private employers in the state.
Escort websites active in the Montpelier area are reviewed and catalogued on Escortservice.com. The site functions strictly as a directory. It arranges no meetings, verifies no licensing status, and acts as no go-between. Users must be at least 21 years of age.
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Montpelier has roughly 8,000 residents, making it the least populous state capital in the United States by a significant margin. It is also the only state capital without a McDonald's restaurant, a distinction noted frequently in travel writing. The city sits at the confluence of the North Branch and Main Branch of the Winooski River, surrounded by the hills of Washington County.
The Vermont State House, with its gold-leaf dome visible from nearly anywhere downtown, is the working seat of the Vermont General Assembly. The current building, the third on the site, was completed in 1859 after an 1857 fire destroyed its predecessor. The portico statue of Ceres on the dome is a fiberglass replica; the original carved wooden figure stands inside the building. Public tours run year-round, and the legislature meets from January through May.
The New England Culinary Institute operated in Montpelier from 1980 to 2020 and shaped the food scene; several of its former restaurants, including the Three Penny Taproom and Kismet, continued as independent operations after the institute's closure. The Savoy Theater, a single-screen independent cinema on Main Street, has operated since 1981.
The Hunger Mountain Co-op on Stonecutters Way is one of the largest consumer cooperatives in New England and serves as a general grocery for much of central Vermont. National Life of Vermont, an insurance company founded in 1848, occupies a hilltop campus on the northern edge of the city and is one of the largest private employers in the state.
Escort websites active in the Montpelier area are reviewed and catalogued on Escortservice.com. The site functions strictly as a directory. It arranges no meetings, verifies no licensing status, and acts as no go-between. Users must be at least 21 years of age.
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