People enjoy Church street in Burlington, Vermont. (Photo by: Education Images/UIG via Getty Images)

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Church Street Marketplace

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Burlington's pulse can often be taken along this four-block pedestrian zone running from Pearl to Main Sts. When the weather's good, buskers (licensed by the town), food and craft vendors, soapbox demagogues, restless students, curious tourists and kids climbing on rocks mingle in a vibrant human parade.