Up in the northwest, on the shore of Lake Champlain, Vermont's largest and most important city (pop. 43,000) is attractive, dynamic, and creative, home to a vibrant arts and music scene (and parenthetically, was also the place where Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders got his start in politics, serving as mayor from 1981 to 1989). Sites of particular interest include the Church Street Marketplace (a four-block pedestrian mall in the heart of town); the red-clapboard Ethan Allen Homestead (the homestead and museum of the iconic Revolutionary War figure who was one of the founders of Vermont); the 16-year-old ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (highlighting the lake's history and nature), the University of Vermont's Fleming Museum of Art (world art and anthropology); and the Ahavath Gerim Synagogue (at 135 years one of the USA's oldest). and the Art Deco Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (hosting a variety of performance groups large and small); and the original Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory.

Read more in my post Vermont, the USA´s Gorgeous ´Green Mountain State.´


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