Trapp Family Lodge

What happens after “happily ever after?” Well, you start a ski lodge in Vermont [1]. At least, that’s the trajectory of Baron and Maria von Trapp, whose story, as depicted in the musical The Sound of Music, has made generations swoon.

After escaping the Nazis, the von Trapps came to Stowe [2] to re-create the quintessential ski chalet as the Trapp Family Lodge (700 Trapp Hill Rd., 802/253-8511 or 800/826-7000, www.trappfamily.com [3]), which has grown over the years to a skiers’ resort complex complete with spa and slope-side villas.

The Trapp Family Lodge is a bit worse for wear now, but visiting for a linzer torte at the over-the-top Austrian Tea Room and a family sing-a-long around the bonfire at night is a requirement for any serious Rodgers and Hammerstein fan. The lodge also shows a documentary about the family three times a day day (10 a.m., 4:30 p.m., and 7 p.m.) in St. George’s Hall. And of course there’s the obligatory showing of The Sound of Music every Thursday night at 8 p.m.