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    (388 Pine St. Tel. 802-862-5056)
    www.burlingtonfurniturecompany.com
    Offering contemporary furniture in a town more well-known for colonial reproductions, this stylish showroom sells everything from Noguchiinspired tables and knock-off Eames chairs to college-perfect futons. Delivery is available.
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    (61 Colchester Ave. Tel. 802-656-2090)
    www.uvm.edu/~fleming
    This museum on the UVM campus boasts the state's broadest selection of art and anthropological artifacts. For some regional color, check out this month's "A Beckoning Country: Art and Objects from the Lake Champlain Valley."
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    (211 College St. Tel. 802-862-7616)
    Vegans and vegetarians will fi nd plenty of options at this cozy College Street eatery. After a healthy plate of soybeans and spinach from the salad bar, reward yourself with the vegan macaroons. Cash only. $
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    (134 Church St. Tel. 802-864-8111)
    www.akesplace.com
    Billing itself as a "rock & roll sports bar," Akes stays rocking-mostly with college students and twentysomethings-until 2am. As for the sports: pool tables, darts and large fl at-screen TVs are on hand.
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    (558 Graniteville Rd, Graniteville, VT. Tel. 802-476-3119)
    www.rockofages.com
    Less than an hour southeast of Burlington, Rock of Ages is the world's largest deep-hole granite quarry. Visitors can peer into the 600-foot-deep gorge, watch artisans at work and experience what it's like to sandblast granite hands-on.

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Fun Fact!
The Vermont Teddy Bear Company started as one stall in a Burlington open-air market. It now manufactures 350,000 bears each year.


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