Attractions
Church Street Marketplace
The highlight of downtown Burlington is a four-block 19th-century and Art Deco walkway lined with over 100 shops, cafes and restaurants. You’ll find unique boutiques, street vendors, live music, children’s entertainment, well-known stores and plenty of eating places with outdoor seating for people watching.
Waterfront Park
Waterfront Park, a popular recreational destination for tourists and locals alike, is situated along the shores of Lake Champlain. A 900′ boardwalk with swinging benches and flower beds allows for a relaxing view of the Burlington Harbor, while the festival site hosts a variety of special events throughout the summer. The park is located at the midway point of a 7.5 mile long Bike Path. It is located next to the Burlington Community Boathouse that includes a full-service marina, cafe and boats available for charter.
The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
The Flynn Center is a member of the League of Historic American Theatres. The Flynn Center Main Stage has a seating capacity of 1453, making it the largest Historic Performing Arts Center, north of Boton, and one of the largest in all of New England, hosting over 300 events a year. In addition to Flynn’s own programming, the Flynn is home to the Vermont Symphony Orchestra as well as the Lyric Theater Co. The Flynn also hosts much of the UVM/Lane Series, along with it being a major venue for the annual 10-day Burlington Discover Jazz Festival which occurs early June.
The Shelburne Museum
The museum, located seven miles south of Burlington, sits on 45 acres. It includes: 37 historic buildings, an authentic one-room schoolhouse, six fully furnished early New England homes, a jail complete with stocks, an Adirondack hunting lodge, a print shop, and a lighthouse that once guided ships on Lake Champlain. Four art galleries feature paintings and sculpture by European and American artists (Andrew Wyeth, Grandma Moses, Ogden Pleissner, Rembrandt, Monet, Manet, Degas), and other buildings hold displays of folk art: quilts, decoys, glassware, and furniture, plus the tools used to make these items. The site also features a cafeteria and snack bar, picnic tables, a bookshop, stores, and free parking. The Shelburne Museum is open daily, mid-May to mid-Oct daily.
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
The ECHO Center is located directly on Lake Champlain and is only a few minutes walk from Downtown Burlington. There are 100 hands-on exhibits including the multimedia Awesome Forces Theater, a water-play space for kids to build dams and float boats, and an Atlantic tide pool touch tank. Young visitors may enjoy the working miniature lighthouse or pop in on a Painted turtle in Discovery Place, while other kids may control a high-tech underwater adventure as they get a glimpse of the replica historic General Butler shipwreck. The ECHO adventure immerses guests in the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of past and present life in the Basin.
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