ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Under $25Explore a lakefront science center with hands-on exhibits, live animals and aquariums devoted to Lake Champlain.
Transit: reachable by public transit

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Stroll four car-free blocks of downtown Burlington lined with local shops, restaurants and a busy calendar of street events.
Church St between Main St and Pearl St · Burlington, VT
Church Street Marketplace is an open-air pedestrian mall running four blocks of Church Street between Main and Pearl Streets in downtown Burlington. You can browse more than 45 local retailers selling clothing, gifts and art, and pick from over 30 restaurants. Designed by Carr & Lynch Associates and built in 1980 and 1981, the marketplace also hosts events through the year.
The closest stops to Church Street Marketplace, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
Explore a lakefront science center with hands-on exhibits, live animals and aquariums devoted to Lake Champlain.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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Wander 39 buildings on a 45-acre campus filled with folk art, quilts, Impressionist paintings and the steamboat Ticonderoga.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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A 584-acre day-use park on the Lake Champlain shore near Malletts Bay, known for forested ridges, lake views, and a sandy beach.
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Ruins of two 18th-century forts on a Lake Champlain peninsula, with a museum and guided walking tours.
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Tour Vermont's gold-domed capitol, whose House and Senate chambers are the oldest active legislative halls with original interiors.
Transit: reachable by public transit
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A mid-19th-century historic site in Calais, Vermont, hosting a yearly fall contemporary art show.
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