Bradley International Airport 1 hr 23
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (16 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Berkshire Museum (7 min) A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. October Mountain State Forest (20 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. Chesterwood (21 min) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. Bousquet Mountain (7 min) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (16 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (15 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. Naumkeag (21 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (17 min) Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (14 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. Herman Melville's Arrowhead (11 min) The literary icon wrote Moby Dick in this cozy landmark 18th century house surrounded by farmland. Pittsfield State Forest (9 min) Large, wooded state park with hiking trails, campsites & a pond for boating, swimming & fishing. Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort (22 min) Informal suites offering kitchenettes & living rooms, plus on-site dining & over 40 ski trails. Hancock Shaker Village (4 min) A living Shaker history museum with restored buildings, crafts & activities plus a cafe & shop. Hancock Shaker Village (7 min) Established in 1790, this former Shaker commune offers a museum on the village's history & culture. |