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Bed and Breakfasts Near Covered Bridges
A B&B is the ideal base for a covered bridge tour

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Covered bridges are romantic, a throwback to a past where life was less hurried. In the 19th century, thousands of covered bridges dotted the American landscape, but only a small fraction of that number remain today.

The inns listed here, all members of BedandBreakfast.com, are located near covered bridges, and many have created customized maps to direct you to beautiful, scenic routes where you can relive a bit of history.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Rosewood Country Inn
Bradford, New Hampshire
Explore quaint New England villages, rolling farmland and covered bridges. The Apple Picking and Covered Bridge package includes a mapped tour of some of the nearby covered bridges of New Hampshire, and orchards for apple picking.

OHIO

Hearthstone Inn
Cedarville, Ohio
Discover Greene County's five covered bridges, while side-tripping to Historic Clifton Mill (a water-powered 1802 grist mill), Young's Golden Jersey Dairy for great ice cream, and the Heritage Center Museum in nearby Springfield.

PENNSYLVANIA

Mill Creek Homestead Bed and Breakfast
Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania
Take the scenic Pequea Creek driving tour and enjoy six covered bridges. You'll receive a free tour map and a disposable camera to capture the memories.

Brooke Mansion Victorian Inn
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
Stay in scenic Berks County, home to the "Fancy" Pennsylvania Dutch community. Tour the area bridges, including Wertz Covered Bridge, a 204-foot long covered bridge said to be Pennsylvania's longest. Complimentary maps are provided for both covered bridge and hex sign tours along scenic back roads.

Swiss Woods Bed and Breakfast Inn
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Maps and detailed directions are provided for a variety of Lancaster County driving tours. The Lancaster City Circle Tour, for example, takes a visitor through seven covered bridges, while traveling through rolling farmland, suburbs, a college campus, and city streets.

The Noble House
Marietta, Pennsylvania
Located in the heart of Amish country, Lancaster County is home to 30 covered bridges, dating back to 1875. Take the Noble House's personalized scenic road trip through Lancaster's covered bridge territory and have the camera ready to snap shots of Amish buggies en route.

SOUTH CAROLINA

The Spirit of the Red Horse
Landrum, South Carolina
Stay here and enjoy not only 200 acres of sweeping Blue Ridge Mountain views, but a ride through South Carolina's only remaining covered bridge, just around the corner. This luxury inn offers in-room fireplaces and whirlpools.

VERMONT

The Arlington Inn
Arlington, Vermont
Enjoy the Covered Bridges of Vermont Package, including two nights lodging, a four-course candlelight dinner for two, and a full country breakfast each morning, plus a map and history of the covered bridges of Bennington County, and a picnic basket lunch to enjoy en route.

Stone Hill Inn
Stowe, Vermont
Lamoille County is home to more covered bridges than any other county in Vermont, and Stowe's Stone Hill Inn offers a scenic, romantic, and extremely luxurious base for touring.

Fitch Hill Inn Bed and Breakfast
Hyde Park, Vermont
Located between Vermont's Lamoille and Franklin counties, the Fitch Hill Inn is close to the highest concentration of covered bridges in New England, including one of the last remaining covered railroad bridges in the U.S., and another, Emily's Bridge, that's said to be haunted.

West Hill House Bed and Breakfast
Warren, Vermont
You've hit the bonanza on covered bridges when you stay in the Mad River region of Vermont. From West Hill House, take the 30-mile loop, including six covered bridges, three of which can be seen at one time. The Waitsfield covered bridge, just six miles from the inn, is the oldest covered bridge in continuous use in the state of Vermont. Also nearby is the smallest covered bridge -- about one car length.

Grunberg Haus Bed and Breakfast and Cabins
Waterbury, Vermont
Covered bridges, waterfalls and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream are all part of a package including two nights lodging in a comfortable Austrian chalet guestroom or cabin, breakfast and dinner daily, and directions for a self-guided driving tour taking you to a dozen covered bridges.

WASHINGTON

Red Fern Farm Bed and Breakfast
Cathlamet, Washington
Wahkiakum County, on the lower Columbia River, is home to the last covered bridge in use by cars in Washington. Follow SR4 to trace the trip Lewis and Clark took along Gray's River on their way to the Pacific. At Red Fern Farm Bed and Breakfast on Puget Island, you can snuggle under a down comforter after your scenic tour.

WEST VIRGINIA

The Gillum House
Shinnston, West Virginia
Choose from one of two bridge tours, with side stops to to glass factories and craft shops.

CANADA

Sugarbush Bed and Breakfast
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Just 20 minutes from the Sugarbush is Ontario's only remaining covered bridge.

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