A place to spend time if you can't make up your mind wandering about town. Decent aquarium. Could have a little more but enough to catch my attention. Great if you have little children.
This Museum is goog for the whole family, but specially the kids. They have different activitys and they change the exhibits from time to time. It gives a chance to inter react and learn about the history of the lake while been fun.
We had a nice event at the ECHO Lake Aquarium. It could have been due to the fact that we were there after hours, but as far as I could tell, there wasn't much to the actual science center. It seems like a fairly basic set of exhibits centered around Lake Champlain.
Dear Lorraine, We are delighted you found your way to ECHO and had a great time while here. We do wonder about your penguin comment since we do not have any penguins. Just the same, we appreciate the positive review and hope you come back to visit soon!Cheers, Gerianne SmartDirector of Marketing & Communications
As a lover of aquariums, I was really excited about my visit. However, I was in and out in 15 minutes. There were hardly any tanks with fish and everything was aimed at young children. I found the price for a adults quite expensive for what was actually there. They do good work there which I appreciate, but I wouldn't recommend it to other adults without children.
Went here on a day trip while exploring Burlington. The place is kid orientated however most of the exhibits are still interesting regardless of your age. Would definitley recommend and the best part was that once you got a ticket you can walk in and out of the place as much as you want all day!
The Echo Center is a wonderful place for families, our two girls have learned hands on science there from 2nd grade to 12th grades. I would say that half of our trips there are for the science and the other half have been business events, weddings, or big parties. Visitors to Burlington Vermont have many great destinations to experience, and events worth going to. The Burlington waterfront is beautiful throughout the year and we are lucky to have the Echo Center (as we call it). It does not take the whole day, just a part of it.
I never would have guessed that a lakeside aquarium would hold my children's attention for over two hours. We stopped here over the weekend as a rainy day activity. Lots of nice exhibits - particularly hands on exhibits. Information delivered in a child friendly way, volunteers eager to engage the kids, etc. We were pleasantly surpised at how much fun the kids had here. I would say this activity is best for 3-7 year olds.
ECHO is an ever changing center always filled with excited and curious kids. The evening events for adults are a great addition. Annual memberships are affordable and a great idea for families with kids since the main events change.
Very interesting venue with well presented displays and plenty of hands on opportunities. We learned a lot about the formation of Lake Champlain and the marine life that it contains. This is not just for kids. We even had fun making a weather report on TV which we were able to email to our grandchildren! ECHO is definelty not to be missed!