Church Street Marketplace is a four-block 19th-century and Art Deco walkway lined with shops, cafes and restaurants. You'll find street vendors, live music, children's entertainment, health juice bars, candle and crafts shops.

Ethan Allen Homestead

Learn about life in the 1780s and the career of famous statesman Ethan Allen on a guided tour of his homestead at this historic site that overlooks the Winooski River and offers stunning views and walking trails.

The Spirit of Ethan Allen II

The Spirit of Ethan Allen II is a  three-level ship that provides gorgeous mountain views and an introduction to the history of the region. There are also dinner cruises with themes ranging from a Hawaiian luau to a murder mystery.

Waterfront Park

Picnicking with the kids. Playing Frisbee with the dog. Or simply watching the world go by from a bench. All of these activities are done on a daily basis at the Water front Park. You might even see a bunch of people playing volleyball. Located off downtown Lake Street, the park sits by Lake Champlain.

Flynn Theatre

The Flynn Theater is a  restored 1930's Art Deco, performing arts theater.

Burlington Bike Path

The Burlington Bike Path was converted from the Central Vermont Railway to a bike path in the 1970s, this  trail crosses through beaches and parks and offers great views of Lake Champlain.

Lake Champlain Chocolates

Lake Champlain Chocolates is a chocolate store and factory, where you can take a tour, watch chocolate being made and sample it.

North Beach Park

North Beach Park is a quarter-mile of natural sand beach that runs along the northeastern shores of Lake Champlain. The beach has lifeguards, a snack bar, changing areas, restrooms and open green spaces for volleyball, barbecue grills and picnic tables. The park also has a 45-acre shaded lakeside campground, with many sites to pitch your tent.

Leddy Park

Leddy Park  has almost everything for indoor and outdoor fun, including a small beach on Lake Champlain, indoor ice rinks, ball fields, tennis courts, a playground and part of a 7-mile bike path that borders the lake.

Lake Champlain Ferries

The Lake Champlain Ferry takes you on a one-hour boat ride offering some of the most breath-taking  mountain and lake views in the world.

The Burlington Boathouse Dock has yacht clubs, boating, and water- sports equipment rentals. The well-kept dock area is surrounded with landscaped flowers, benches facing scenic vistas, wide gangways and boats of every shape and size.

Burlington College Art Gallery

The Burlington College Art Gallery staff hangs shows once a month the primary function of the art gallery is to showcase the work of students, faculty members and Vermont artists. Much of the art shown here is socially minded.

Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts

This art venue showcases different contemporary art exhibitions plus workshops in experimental media, a community darkroom and lecture space for multi-media presentations.

Robert Hull Fleming Museum

This art museum built in 1931 has a large collection of art through the ages, including European and American paintings and prints.

Burlington Memorial Auditorium

Built in 1928, 2,500-seat municipally run hall remains a well-used all- purpose venue for community events and entertainment.

Doll-Anstadt Gallery

Doll-Anstadt is the only commercial gallery in Burlington, here the director collects and displays art from around the world, picking slightly abstract pieces, not the traditional New England art.

Intervale Bike Path

The Intervale Bike Path starts one mile from downtown Burlington in an area that was once the city garbage dump. The two- mile path passes through a 700-acre natural floodplain along the Winooski River. There are no hills or curves on the path.

Church and Maple Glass Studio

At the Church and Maple Glass Studio you can watch artisans create  glass works as they  to blow shining, solid bubbles.

Echo at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain uses interactive exhibits to teach kids about the ecology, history, science and culture of the lake region. There are  several aquariums at the science center that house native species of fish, frogs, turtles and snakes.

Royall Tyler Theater

At the Royall Tyler Theater there is always  mix of professionals, students and locals on stage at on time but this is part of what makes a night here so enjoyable and the theater increasingly successful. Each season features three main stage productions, from classic Greek drama to musical theater.

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