Day Six

Spend day six enjoying Burlington, Vermont’s largest city. It is part college town (it is home to the University of Vermont), part hippie hang-out, and part commercial suburbia. It is located on the banks of Lake Champlain and the northern New York Adirondack mountains. There is a bustling downtown area with a lovely pedestrian mall. Take a ride on a Lake Champlain Ferry to see the city from the water.

 

Avid history lovers should not miss Shelburne Museum (south of Burlington), a mind-bending collection of artifacts spread out in 37 buildings on 45 acres. There are displays of entire buildings, including a stagecoach inn and railroad station.

 

Back in Burlington, you can dine at another offering from the Culinary Institute, NECI Commons. Burlington also offers Bove’s, a classic and inexpensive Italian favorite, and Leunig’s Bistro, with a continental menu offering a little bit of everything. Stay the night at the Wyndham Burlington, a modern nine-story hotel built in the 1970s, or Willard Street Inn, located just a few minutes (on foot) from the University of Vermont campus.