Most Vermonters are familiar with the ultimate shopping destination of Quechee Gorge Village. With an antique mall, Cabot Cheese Store, blacksmith shop, gift shops, restaurant, and distillery, it takes hours to thoroughly explore this delightful spot. Yet many still miss the captivating toy museum that also calls this village home. Walk straight into your childhood with a visit to this uniquely playful attraction.

Editor's note: Unfortunately the super cool Vermont Toy Museum is permanently closed.

The Vermont Toy and Train Museum is located in the Quechee Gorge Village upstairs above Cabot Cheese. Many have visited the village a number of times before discovering this gem of an attraction.

Ascend the stairs into a world of wonder. It's like taking a wild trip on a time machine straight back into your childhood.

Explore decades of toys from way before your time in the 1800s to the present day. As you wander the aisles, count how many times you think, "I had that as a kid."

Find toys made of cast iron, tin, early plastic, metal, plush, and more. There are over 100,000 different items packed into this time capsule of toys.

Check out the wall of lunch boxes sporting many of your favorite characters. Can you find the one you carried to school every day?

From board games to scooters, there is everything that kept kids entertained packed into this one spot.

Each display is sorted by time period, type of toy, or character to keep things organized. See if any of the items shown here are similar to things packed away in long forgotten boxes in your attic.

The museum also has a magnificent four-season train layout for enthusiasts of this more complicated toy.

Travel through time as the decades melt away in this whimsical museum where everyone gets to be a kid again. Visit this toy haven daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.

Find the Vermont Toy and Train Museum in the Quechee Gorge Village at 5573 Woodstock Rd., Quechee, VT 05059. Learn more by visiting their website or Facebook page.

Have you ever taken a trip back to your childhood at the Vermont Toy Museum? What was your favorite childhood game? Of course, if you want to get a taste of what it's like to be a kid again then you need to visit this gigantic candy store.