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There was plenty to see within the museum, ranging from the mundane to the sensual.  I snapped pictures more or less at random to give readers a sense of what to expect.

This old toll sign amused me, given my hatred for bureaucracy.

This display includes Civil War weaponry and uniforms.

I thought this pottery particularly attractive.

I have always liked elaborate clocks.

To the left of the clocks was this exhibition pottery.

The collection of period glass was endlessly fascinating.

This display included period surgeon's tools.

I liked something about the spirit of this statue so
much that I made sure to get the description.

We concluded our visit to Bennington with a brief tour through downtown on foot, checking out a used bookstore as we went.  Just outside of town was evidence that even in Vermont, all is not perfect.

This reminds me of the endless struggle to build
Carousel Mall in Syracuse, NY.

We returned to New York by way of Massachusetts.  Along the way we discovered this incredibly beautiful park.  All the names of lakes and rivers in the area sound the same to me – Pousatoosick, Hoosawhatsick, Imabesick... I can't remember them all.

This park was busy with visitors but still peaceful.

We watched people jog past along the water.

As I type this, the full version of this shot is my desktop wallpaper.

Before we left Massachusetts, my lovely wife snapped this shot of me in front of a roadside rest area map representative of the route.

The author in Massachusetts.