Picturesque, mountain-ringed Burlington is so amiable toward its University of Vermont students that some call it a country club. It's much more of a bohemian place in some respects. Lots of Birkenstock-wearing folk here. Skiing, snowboarding and hiking are nearby. The renovated Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, near Indiana University.
Downtown offers an eclectic mix of art and live music.
It's a great place where students and the general public can mingle. I talk to people who are graduates of Indiana University. The city chips in music, theater and dining. Franklin Street is the social fulcrum, with shops, restaurants, movie theaters, ice-cream parlors, pubs and historical sites. The Old Well on the University of North Carolina campus.