Activities in Berkshires + Western Massachusetts
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Bear Swamp Orchard
An ultra-green picking experience can be had at this intimate orchard in western Massachusetts that has offered PYO only since 2008. Orchardists Jen W
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Brimfield Antique Show
Three times a year, the 18th-century town of Brimfield is overwhelmed by a series of antiques shows set up in humongous open fields for a six-day stre
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Buggy Whip Antiques
Four centuries of American life gather under one roof in a retired buggy whip factory in Southfield, which now rounds up some 35 antique sellers. Find
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Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
The concrete box, designed by architects Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo in 1975, contains a concert hall and a little-known contemporary art gallery.
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Great Falls Discovery Center
Head north to Turners Falls and bike the four-mile Canalside Rail Trail over the Connecticut River.
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Hancock Shaker Village
Head west along the Mass Pike toward Hancock Shaker Village, the Shaker Museum & Library in Old Chatham, and what is left of the buildings that once m
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Massachusetts State Fair
Opens late September.
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Mount Holyoke
The institution is known as a compact bastion of American treasures - Robert Henri's Salome (1909) is housed here. The museum has recently acquired a
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Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
The campus museum boasts 10 galleries dedicated to Asian, Renaissance, and contemporary art.
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Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
The mountain's peak offers an incredible vista of the Connecticut River snaking through the valley.
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
The museum has everything hoop-related
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R. Michelson Gallery
The gallery features local artists including Linda Post.
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Six Flags New England
Spend a day on the 60-plus rides. Check the website for frequent discounts.
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Smith College Museum of Art
A large majority of the artworks here are gifts of alumnae - many of whom started donating their prized posessions in the early 1900's. The building's
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Springfield Museums
Admission: $12.50
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Stone Hill Center
Art and architecture buffs have a new reason to head to the Berkshires this summer: the Stone Hill Center, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando
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The Southfield Store
This onetime general store and gas station, sells local edibles—including a changing slate of house-made gelatos like coconut almond and wild black ch
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Williams College Museum of Art
At the entrance satnad Eyes (2001), massive gray marble slabs with round, watchful eyes perched on top, by phenomenal Paris-born sculptor Louise Bourg
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