Robert Burns Memorial, Barre

#6 among attractions in Barre

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The Robert Burns Memorial is a granite monument located in downtown Barre, Vermont. It was erected by Barre's Scottish immigrants in 1899 to commemorate the centenary of the death of Scottish poet Robert Burns. ()

Coordinates: 44°11'46"N, 72°29'54"W

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Barre United States

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Robert Burns Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thunder Road International SpeedBowl, Hope Cemetery, Barre City Hall and Opera House, Barre Opera House.

1.2 miSE
Outdoor activities, Sport, Sport venue
Thunder Road International SpeedBowl, Barre
32 min walk • Thunder Road International Speedbowl, more commonly known as just Thunder Road, is a.25-mile high-banked, paved short track speedway located in the town of Barre, Vermont. The track was founded by Ken Squier in 1960. and sold by Squier and co-owner Tom Curley in the spring ...
1 miN
Sculpture, Cemetery
Hope Cemetery, Barre
26 min walk • Hope Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Barre, Vermont. The city calls itself the "Granite Capital of the World", and the cemetery is known for the superb granite craftsmanship on its memorials and tombstones.
~790 ftW
Shopping, City hall
Barre City Hall and Opera House, Barre
4 min walk • Barre City Hall and Opera House is a historic government building at 6 North Main Street in downtown Barre, Vermont. Built in 1899, it houses the city offices, and its upper floors have served for much of the time since its construction as a performing arts venue.
~730 ftNW
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Barre Opera House, Barre
4 min walk • The Barre Opera House is an opera house in Barre, Vermont, USA. It was built to replace the Barre City Hall/Opera House which burned down in 1898.
~130 ftSE
Museum
Vermont Historical Society, Barre
1 min walk • The Vermont Historical Society was founded in 1838 to preserve and record the cultural history of the US state of Vermont. Headquartered in the old Spaulding School Building in Barre, the Vermont History Center is home to the Vermont Historical Society's administrative offices, the Leahy Library and a small book shop.
1.5 miNW
Science museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Vermont Granite Museum, Barre
40 min walk • The Vermont Granite Museum is a museum in the city of Barre, Vermont, devoted to the city's historically important granite quarrying and processing industry.
~110 ftS
Library
Leahy Library, Barre
1 min walk • Howard and Alba Leahy Library is located in the Vermont History Center in Barre, VT. It is housed in the old Spaulding School Building and run by the Vermont Historical Society, which is also located in the same building.
~850 ftNW
Library
Aldrich Public Library, Barre
5 min walk • The Aldrich Public Library is the public library serving the city of Barre, Vermont. It is located at 6 Washington Street in the city center, in an architecturally distinguished Classical Revival building constructed in 1907-08 with funds bequested by Leonard Frost Aldrich, a local businessman, and was substantially enlarged in 2000.
0.7 miNW
Church
Italian Baptist Church, Barre
19 min walk • The Italian Baptist Church is a historic church at 10 North Brook Street in the city of Barre, Vermont. Built in 1906-08 largely with volunteer labor, it is a distinctive regionalized example of vernacular church architecture more typically found in northern Italy.
0.9 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Joshua Twing Gristmill, Barre
23 min walk • The Joshua Twing Gristmill is a historic industrial facility at 450 North Main Street in the city of Barre, Vermont. Built in 1844, it is a remarkably high-style example of Greek Revival architecture for an essentially utilitarian industrial structure.
~80 ftS
Museum
Spaulding School Building, Barre
1 min walk • The former Spaulding School Building is a historic structure that has overlooked the city of Barre, Vermont, United States, since 1891. It now houses the Vermont History Center, the home of the Vermont Historical Society.

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Which popular attractions are close to Robert Burns Memorial?

Nearby attractions include Spaulding School Building, Barre (1 min walk), Leahy Library, Barre (1 min walk), Vermont Historical Society, Barre (1 min walk), Barre Opera House, Barre (4 min walk).