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Great Escape
A look at the most popular U.S. and worldwide
tourist destinations. -- October 29, 2007
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| Burlington, Vermont |
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In April 1997, Burlington won the Great American Main
Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The award
honors efforts to revitalize downtowns. The city has also been ranked as one
of the hippest arts towns in America by John Villani in his 1997 book, The
100 Best Small Art Towns. And in 2001 was named the number-one Child
Friendly City in America by Zero Population Growth.
In Burlington -- and all of Vermont for that matter --
there's just no excuse for being cooped up indoors. If outside is where you
want to be, make a beeline for Vermont!
Median income -- $33,070
Median house value -- $131,200
For more information visit www.vermont.org
or call 1-877-686-5253.
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| The Top 9 Attractions
in Burlington |
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| Church Street Marketplace 802-865-7254
With almost 100 retail shops, restaurants,
and street vendors, the Church Street Marketplace is a popular shopping,
dining, people watching destination. |
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| Burlington Town Center
802-658-2545
Burlington's premier indoor shopping center
featuring a variety of well-known chains including J. Crew, Pottery Barn,
Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap, Crabtree & Evelyn and more. |
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| Robert Hull Fleming Museum
802-656-0750
Vermont's most comprehensive collection of
art and anthropology featuring European, American, Asian and Middle
Eastern art and 20th century Vermont artists' paintings. |
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| Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
& Historic Site 802-865-4556
Experience the frontier life of Vermont's
founder and Revolutionary War hero through his 1787 farmhouse, museum
exhibits and a multimedia show in a recreated tavern. |
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| ECHO at the Leahy Center for
Lake Champlain 802-864-1848
ECHO is Vermont's premier lake aquarium
and science center featuring 20 aquatic habitats with over 60 species of
animals and 100 interactive exhibits. |
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| Lake Champlain Cruises
802-864-9669
Vermont's premier cruise boat, Northern
Lights, offers daily scenic, lunch and brunch cruises. Dinner cruises
with entertainment are offered on a weekly basis. |
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| Spirit of Ethan Allen III
802-862-8300
Lake Champlain's only 500-passenger
cruise ship and dining yacht is the Spirit of Ethan Allen III. Daily
narrated, scenic cruises, lunch and brunch and entertaining nightly
dinner cruises are offered. |
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| Leddy Park
This large park includes a small beach on
Lake Champlain, indoor ice rinks, ball fields, tennis courts, playground
and a bike path bordering the lake. |
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| Lake Champlain Ferries
802-864-9804
Board the ferry to Port Kent, New York
for a one-hour boat ride that offers some of the most beautiful mountain
and lake views. |
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