A Trip to Burlington

Dartmouth is located 2.5 hours from Boston, 4 hours from NYC, and 3.5 hours from Montreal. It definitely has the best of both worlds when it comes
to location. It isn't too far from a city, but it's located in a beautiful rural community that enables the undergraduate population to tightly bond. I was once told by an alum, "you have all your life to live in a city, make college a real college campus experience." Dartmouth is definitely a real college campus experience!

However, if you are looking to leave campus for a weekend or even just a day trip, your options are not limited to the above cities. Burlington, Vermont is located 1.5 hours away from campus. It is a BEAUTIFUL bustling college town (home to the campus of The University of Vermont). Burlington is Vermont's largest city and is located along Lake Champlain. You can see from the photo (even though it is a bit cloudy) that the city overlooks the lake and provides a wonderful combination of swimming, boating, shopping, or visiting the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center. Burlington is also known for it's summer open-air concerts and it's shopping area on Church Street. Church Street consists of several city blocks which are entirely blocked from traffic and overflowing with a variety of shops, boutiques and chain stores. When you've finished shopping, it isn't hard to find a good place to eat in Burlington; there is a restaurant on almost every corner! Additionally, dessert in this city is always a treat - you just need to sample some Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream since, after all, Burlington is the birthplace of the Ben and Jerry's empire.

Happy Travels!