ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, formerly the Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, is a science and nature museum located on the Burlington waterfront in northern Vermont.

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Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: non-profit organization in the USA
Also known as: “ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center”, “ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center”, “ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain”, “echovermont.org”, and “Lake Champlain Basin Science Center”
Address: 1 College Street, Burlington, VT 05401

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Union Station and Battery Park.

Union Station

Railway station

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Burlington Union Station is a train station and office building located in downtown Burlington, Vermont, United States. It is the northern terminal of the Amtrak Ethan Allen Express service. Union Station is situated 510 feet southeast of ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.

Battery Park

Park

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Battery Park is a public park overlooking Lake Champlain at the western end of downtown Burlington, Vermont. The park includes a bandshell, a playground, and various monuments, including a bronze statue of Civil War veteran General William W.

First Baptist Church

Church

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The First Baptist Church is a historic church located at 81 St. Paul Street in Burlington, Vermont. Built in 1864, it is a significant example of early Italianate ecclesiastical architecture in the state. First Baptist Church is situated 1,700 feet east of ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakeside Development and Winooski.

Lakeside Development

Neighborhood

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The Lakeside Development, or the Lakeside Historic District, encompasses a historic company-built residential development in southern Burlington, Vermont.

Winooski

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Winooski is a city of 7,997 in Northwest Vermont across the Winooski River from Burlington. It is both the most densely populated and smallest city by area in the state.

South Burlington

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South Burlington is a city in Northwest Vermont. It is a suburb of Burlington and is the second largest city in the state. Unlike most sizable Vermont communities, it doesn't have a downtown of any sort since most of the city's development has occurred in the last few decades.

ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain

Categories: nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Burlington, Chittenden County, Northwest Vermont, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.47651° or 44° 28′ 35″ north

Longitude

-73.22107° or 73° 13′ 16″ west

Height

56 feet (17 metres)

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

87P8FQGH+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 97338103

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q5322675

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