ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, formerly the Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, is a science and nature museum located on the Burlington waterfront in northern Vermont. This hands-on museum is home to several interactive exhibits such as Engineert It!
and Awesome Forces; a 30-foot, 3D plesiosaur model of Champ, America's legendary lake monster in Lake Champlain; more than 70 species of fish, amphibians, invertebrates, and reptiles; special traveling exhibitions; and an immersive 3D Theater. ECHO has been open to public since 2003, offering daily animal encounters and hands-on activities that are educational and family-friendly.