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WALKING Tours
Discover Burlington one step at a time...
Take your selfies whenever you choose and pick one or all of our self-guided walking tours. Challenge yourself, family or friends to meander along as you take it all in, at your own pace. You can also check out our very own Chocolate City Clue Quest Scavenger Hunt. See our city from a different point of view.
Seeing Burlington one step at a time…
Walking is a great way to explore any community. Great exercise – it covers health, recreation and even a bit of learning as you see our community on foot. Take your selfi es whenever you choose and pick one or all of our self-guided walking tours. Challenge yourself, family or friends to meander along as you take it all in, at your own pace. You can also check out our very own Chocolate City Clue Quest Scavenger Hunt. See our city from a different point of view. Our walking tours are all available at www.burlingtonchamber.org for your convenience or at our Visitor Center at 113 E. Chestnut Street in downtown Burlington. If you stop by when we are not here, just help yourself to a brochure in the kiosk just outside our door.
TALL TALES TRAIL
1. Burlington Chamber of Commerce/ Burlington Menswear 2. Ansay & Associates 3. Chase Bank 4. The Coffee House 5. May’s Insurance Agency 6. John’s Main Event 7. Fred’s Best Burgers
WALKING TOURS
HISTORIC BURLINGTON A WALKING TOUR
1. Burlington Historical Society 2. Dyer Monument 3. The Burlington Public Library 4. City Hall, Burlington Police Department 5. Jefferson Street Bridge 6. Wehmhoff-Jucker Park 7. Riverside Park 8. Beaumont Baseball Field 9. Echo Park 10. Veterans Terrace 11. Lion Brand Milk 12. Echo Brand Flour 13. First Electric Plan 14. The Waterwork 15. Downtown On Chestnut Street 16. Plaza Theatre 17. The Jones House 18. Chestnut Street Bend 19. Pine Street 20. Wehmhoff Square 21. Jefferson Street 22. Hillside 23. St. Mary’s 24. The Lincoln Monument 25. The Lincoln School Corner
door. 26. The Meinhardt Hom 27. Episcopal And Methodist Churches 28. Silas Peck House
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28 Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce
Seeing Burlington one step at a time…
TALL TALES TRAIL
8. Former Burlington Standard Press 9. Rugan’s 10. Wells Fargo 11. Burlington Square 12. Bigelow Appliance 13. Gooseberries Fresh Food Market 14. Burlington Glass 15. Town Bank 16. The Plaza Theater 17. Mercantile Hall 18. Thrivent Financial 19. Thrivent Financial 20. Flippy’s Fast Food 21. Burlington Public Library 22. Burlington City Hall 23. Burlington Police Department 24. 2 Fancie Gals 25. Bear Foot Yoga, LLC 26. Wanasek, Scholze, Ludwig & Ekes, S.C. Attorneys 27. North Shore Bank 28. Village Clean Laundry & Dry Cleaning 29. Richter Marketplace 30. Fox River State Bank 31. Hampton Inn 32. Bahr & Kadlec, LTD 33. Adrian’s Frozen Custard 34. Bruesewitz Chiropractic 35. Big R Stores 1. Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce 2. Charcoal Grill Restaurant 3. Pine Street Cafe 4. The Coffee House 5. Adrian’s Frozen Custard 6. gia bella Flowers & Gifts 7. Teacher Place & Parent Resources 8. Reineman’s True Value 9. Rugan’s 10. The Sugar Bean Café 11. Zumpano’s Ristorante & Pizzeria 12. Flippy’s Fast Food 13. Napoli Restaurant and Pizzeria 14. Burlington Menswear 15. Trendsetters of Burlington 16. Itzin’s Shoes & Repair LLC
HISTORIC BURLINGTON A WALKING TOUR
1. Burlington Historical Society 2. Dyer Monument 3. The Burlington Public Library 4. City Hall, Burlington Police Department 5. Jefferson Street Bridge 6. Wehmhoff-Jucker Park 7. Riverside Park 8. Beaumont Baseball Field 9. Echo Park 10. Veterans Terrace 11. Lion Brand Milk 12. Echo Brand Flour 13. First Electric Plan 14. The Waterwork 15. Downtown On Chestnut Street 16. Plaza Theatre 17. The Jones House 18. Chestnut Street Bend 19. Pine Street 20. Wehmhoff Square 21. Jefferson Street 22. Hillside 23. St. Mary’s 24. The Lincoln Monument 25. The Lincoln School Corner
ROOTS OF FREEDOM CITY OF BURLINGTON
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5 Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce
10. Wells Fargo 11. Burlington Square 12. Bigelow Appliance 13. Gooseberries Fresh Food Market 14. Burlington Glass 15. Town Bank 16. The Plaza Theater 17. Mercantile Hall 18. Thrivent Financial 19. Thrivent Financial 20. Flippy’s Fast Food 21. Burlington Public Library 22. Burlington City Hall 23. Burlington Police Department 24. 2 Fancie Gals 25. Bear Foot Yoga, LLC 26. Wanasek, Scholze, Ludwig & Ekes, S.C. Attorneys 27. North Shore Bank 28. Village Clean Laundry & Dry Cleaning 29. Richter Marketplace 30. Fox River State Bank 31. Hampton Inn 32. Bahr & Kadlec, LTD 33. Adrian’s Frozen Custard 34. Bruesewitz Chiropractic 35. Big R Stores 1. Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce
ROOTS OF FREEDOM CITY OF BURLINGTON
WHERE’S THE CHOCOLATE HISTORICAL BURLINGTON - A WALKING TOUR
TALL TALES TRAIL
1. Burlington Chamber of Commerce/ Burlington Menswear 2. Madame Cora’s Emporium 3. Chase Bank 4. The Coffee House 5. May’s Insurance Agency 6. John’s Main Event 7. Fred’s Best Burgers 8. Low Daily 9. Rustic Roots 10. Burlington Square 11. Burlington Square
ROOTS OF FREEDOM - CITY OF BURLINGTON 12. Bigelow Appliance 13. Gooseberries Fresh Food Market 14. Burlington Glass 15. Town Bank 16. The Plaza Theater 17. Mercantile Hall 18. Thrivent Financial 19. Thrivent Financial 20. Flippy’s Fast Food 21. Burlington Public Library 22. Burlington City Hall 23. Burlington Police Department 24. 2 Fancie Gals 25. Bear Foot Yoga, LLC 1. Burlington Historical Society 2. Dyer Monument 3. The Burlington Public Library 4. City Hall, Burlington Police Department 5. Jefferson Street Bridge 6. Wehmhoff-Jucker Park 7. Riverside Park 8. Beaumont Baseball Field 9. Echo Park 10. Veterans Terrace 11. Lion Brand Milk 12. Echo Brand Flour 13. First Electric Plan 1. Burlington Area Chamber of 14. The Waterwork
Commerce 15. Downtown On 2. Charcoal Grill Restaurant Chestnut Street 3. Pine Street Cafe 16. Plaza Theatre 4. The Coffee House 17. The Jones House 5. Adrian’s Frozen Custard 18. Chestnut Street Bend 6. Gia Bella Flowers & Gifts 19. Pine Street 7. Teacher Place & 20. Wehmhoff Square
Parent Resources 21. Jefferson Street 8. Reineman’s True Value 22. Hillside 9. Rustic Roots 23. St. Mary’s
15. Cooper House 16. Perkins House 17. Dyer House Site 18. Lincoln Schoolyard
Lincoln Statue,
Durgin House Dyer
Monument 19. Original Dyer
Monument/
Burlington Historical
Society Museum 20. “Bowie Knife”
Potter Site 21. Union Free Church 22. Whitman School 23. Dr. Dyer’s Office 24. Durgin Farm 10. Café B 11. Zumpano’s Ristorante & Pizzeria 12. Flippy’s Fast Food 13. Napoli Restaurant and Pizzeria 14. Burlington Menswear 15. Trendsetters of Burlington 16. Itzin’s Shoes & Repair LLC 17. Salon de Belle 18. Hopscotch Cakery 24. The Lincoln Monument 25. The Lincoln School Corner 26. The Meinhardt
26. Wanasek, Scholze, Ludwig & Ekes, S.C. Attorneys 27. North Shore Bank 28. Village Clean Laundry & Dry Cleaning 29. 156 S. Pine St. 30. Fox River State Bank 31. Hampton Inn 32. Bahr & Kadlec, LTD 33. Adrian’s Frozen Custard 34. SpineWorks Decompression & Chiropractic 35. Stock+Field Home 27. Episcopal and Methodist Churches 28. Silas Peck House
WALKING TOURS
Chocolate Trivia
1. The busiest day of the year for chocolate stores in the United States is ____________? 2. The country where more chocolate is eaten per person than any other country is ___? 3. Willy Wonka’s helpers were named ____________________and ________________ ? 4. Golden goblets of hot chocolate were consumed by what Aztec emperor? __________? 5. What is the oldest chocolate company in the United States (started in 1765)? _______?
C 10. ’s Day 2. Switzerland 3. Oompha & Loompha 4. Montezuma 5. Bakers 6. Daniel Peter 7. Food of the Gods 8. 1712 9. 1984 Answers: 1. Valentine
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Chocolate Trivia 6. The creator of milk chocolate, along with Henri Nestle was who? __________________? 7. Theobroma Cacao is the scientific name for cocoa. What does it mean? _____________? 8. The first known advertisement for chocolate appeared in: 1912, 1813, 1712, or 1688?__? 9.”Alpine White” white chocolate became nationally distributed in the United States in 1984, 1898, 1917, or 1942? __________________________________________? 10. Cacao Beans grow on: a) a vine, b) a bush, c) a tree, or d) underground?____________? 1. The busiest day of the year for chocolate stores in the United States is ____________? 2. The country where more chocolate is eaten per person than any other country is ___? 3. Willy Wonka’s helpers were named ____________________and ________________ ? 4. Golden goblets of hot chocolate were consumed by what Aztec emperor? __________? 5. What is the oldest chocolate company in the United States (started in 1765)? _______?
C 10. ’s Day 2. Switzerland 3. Oompha & Loompha 4. Montezuma 5. Bakers 6. Daniel Peter 7. Food of the Gods 8. 1712 9. 1984 Answers: 1. Valentine
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6. The creator of milk chocolate, along with Henri Nestle was who? __________________? 7. Theobroma Cacao is the scientific name for cocoa. What does it mean? _____________? 8. The first known advertisement for chocolate appeared in: 1912, 1813, 1712, or 1688?__? 9.”Alpine White” white chocolate became nationally distributed in the United States in 1984, 1898, 1917, or 1942? __________________________________________? 10. Cacao Beans grow on: a) a vine, b) a bush, c) a tree, or d) underground?____________?
