Contact

(802) 865-1140

Mailing address

Big Heavy World
P.O. Box 428
Burlington, VT 05402-0428

Physical address

Big Heavy World
215 College Street, Suite 301
Burlington, VT 05401-8306

Location

Big Heavy World is located at 215 College Street, on the third floor of the building on the corner of College Street and South Winooski Avenue in downtown Burlington, Vermont - "America's Best Small City for the Arts" as voted by the U.S. Conference of Mayors

Directions

From Interstate 89: Exit 14W (ramp exits in one direction only onto Main Street). Continue on Main Street down the hill toward Lake Champlain. Turn right onto South Winooski Avenue. For parking, turn right at College and take the first right into the Fletcher Free Library parking area, a city parking lot. (We're across So. Winooski Ave. from the Fletcher Free Library lawn). Other city parking areas can be located at this site.

Office Hours

September through May, 11AM-7PM; Summer 11AM-3:00PM. Big Heavy World's Vermont Music Shop is open 24-hours online at http://www.vmls.org or vermontmusicshop.com. Closed major holidays.

Local lodging, restaurants and information can be found at the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Touring musicians are welcome to our wireless internet access and amenities.

We're adjacent to the Church Street Marketplace, Burlington's historic pedestrian mall featuring restaurants, street vendors, and more than 100 retail shops. The Marketplace has received the Great American Main Street Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Burlington is full of award winning restaurants.

Church Street Marketplace. Photo by Andre Jenny, Courtesy Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing. Approximate driving times to Burlington
  • Boston: 216 mi ~ 3 hours 34 minutes.
  • Hartford: 236 mi ~ 3 hours 47 minutes.
  • Montreal: 155 km ~ 1 hour 49 minutes.
  • New York City: 312 mi ~ 5 hours 59 minutes.
  • Toronto: 691 km ~ 7 hours 23 minutes.

Visitors to the state will find helpful information at VermontVacation.com.

Photos by Kendra Notte.