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Burlington is located in the state of Vermont on the picturesque Lake Champlain. The city is the largest in the state with its nearly 40,000 residents. Due to the ideal location on the lake, the city offers many outdoor sports, such as swimming, fishing, bicycling, inline skating and ice skating in the winter. Visitors will find plenty of fun things to do here.  

Burlington was founded in 1763 and has always been an important trading post with Canada, especially as an importing city of Canadian lumber.  

The main attraction of the city is the pedestrian zone around the Church Street Marketplace. There are colorful shops, historic buildings, street performers, cafes, restaurants and bars. The square itself is home to many festivals in Burlington, for example, the Jazz Festival will take place here in June each year. During the festival many local and national jazz artists perform.  

In Robert Hull Fleming Museum art fans will find something to see! The remarkable collections range from African and American art to Asian, European and pre- Columbian art. The European paintings show works from the 13th to the 20 century and display, among others, works from Dürer, Goya, Hogarth, Piranesi and Rodin. On top of that there are prints and sculptures. The American paintings focus on the 19th and 20 Century and the antique pieces include ancient Egyptian mummies, a coffin, grave side dishes, Greek vases, reliefs, textiles and many other objects.

Modern art on the other hand, can be seen in the Church & Maple Glass Studio. Here you can watch the glass blowers work and purchase elaborately designed glass objects. The offers range from colorful plates, elegant vases, lamps and bowls to smaller and larger artworks.

Something delicious can be found at Lake Champlain Chocolates. The chocolate factory sells its self-made goodies at the same time. Tours through the factory are offered and you can choose from over five hundred flavors you favorite chocolate. Truffle, chocolate candies, pralines and even kosher chocolate is offered.

Another kind of craft is found at Woodbury’s of Vermont. For more than 63 years now, this crafting company has been making wooden objects. All kinds of woods and processing techniques are used and visitors are welcome to watch the production. Things like plates, bowls, hand-painted cutlery, vases, small objects like candleholders, accessories and much more is manufactured here.

You should not miss visiting the Echo, an Aquarium and science museum that was opened in 2003.  Visitors find more than 60 species of fish in the aquarium and also reptiles and amphibians, such as frogs and turtles. The visitor can even act as a paleontologist and excavate the bones of a beluga whale with a scraper and brush. In addition, you will learn something about the geology and ecology of Lake Champlain. Visitors can build mountains with their own power or destroy them by erosion. Those who would like to can also appear on TV as a guest weather speaker and announce the upcoming weather predictions.

Last but not least, Lake Champlain is an attraction that has much to offer. Many parks are found on the shore and they offer a place to picnic, play sports, go hiking and you can even book a cruise, rent canoes or kayaks or just enjoy the magnificent sunset.