Guides · Burlington
Burlington
23 places · 5 areas · any 7 stops free, then $4.99 for the whole city · offline map 3.7 MB
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An example half day
8 of the highlights, 1 day, about 1.7 mi (2.7 km), planned by the app's own engine and shown here with their guide. In the app you choose your own.
Day 1 · ~1.7 mi (2.7 km)
1
Church Street Marketplace
Downtown; four-block pedestrian mall of brick storefronts between Main and Pearl Streets
Walk all four blocks from Main Street to Pearl Street, then stop at a cafe terrace and watch the street performers.
2
City Hall Park
Downtown; small green square between Church, College, Main and St. Paul Streets
Take a bench under the trees for a break between Church Street and the waterfront, and look up at the brick City Hall on the park's east side.
3
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Main Street; Art Deco movie palace of 1930, now the city's main stage for the performing arts
Walk by after dark when the marquee is lit, and check the program if you want to catch a show inside.
4
Perkins Pier
Waterfront; lakeside pier and marina where the lake cruises leave from
Walk out along the pier for the view back to the city and across to the mountains, or board a lake cruise if one is running.
5
ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Waterfront; lake science museum and aquarium with more than 70 species, opened in 2003
Go through the tanks of lake fish, amphibians and reptiles, and find the 30-foot model of Champ, the lake's legendary monster.
6
Community Boathouse
Waterfront; public boathouse floating on the lake, proposed in 1987 to open the shore to the city
Walk out onto the floating deck to watch the sailboats come in at the end of the day.
7
Waterfront Park
Lake Champlain; lakeside lawn and promenade facing the Adirondacks, reclaimed from industrial land
Walk the lakeside promenade at sunset with the Adirondacks across the water, then sit out the last light on the lawn.
8
Battery Park
Above the lake; 14-acre park on the site of an 1812 battery that fought off a British squadron
Find a spot on the bluff for the sunset over the lake, then look for the bandshell and the old monuments under the trees.
More of the top sights
A few of the 23 places in the full guide. Each one has its own written guide in the app: what to do, what to notice, the history, and why it hits.
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne; 39 buildings over 45 acres of folk art and Americana, with the 1906 steamboat Ticonderoga
Areas
Downtown · Waterfront · UVM Hill · North Burlington · Shelburne and the Lake
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