The End of the Tour: Vermont General Stores

Falls General Store sits at the easterly end of Moretown Gap, a mountain pass veiled in early-fall foliage turning burnt yellow and burgundy. From the front porch, visitors can smell coffee grounds and butter. The building looks pretty fresh for one nearing its 130th birthday; it was closed, gutted and restored to its original façade two years ago, when ownership passed to husband-and-wife team Vince and Norma Rooney.