Bradley International Airport 58 min
Mount Holyoke (29 min)
Mountain peak with various hiking trails, panoramic views & a landmark 19th-century summit house. Emily Dickinson Museum (10 min)
Birthplace & home of the famous poet & recluse, now offering exhibits, guided tours & a bookshop. Mount Tom State Reservation (35 min)
State park with scenic views boasts premier spot for hawk-watching, plus skiing, fishing & skating. Skinner State Park (29 min)
Home to the Summit House, a historic hotel, this park offers hiking trails with scenic river views. Mount Holyoke Range State Park (16 min)
3,000-acre lava rock range with thickets of forest, 30 miles of hiking trails & winter sports. Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation (25 min)
Hiking trails & an auto road ascend the summit, where a picnic pavilion affords mountaintop views. The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (14 min)
Vast picture book collection & visiting exhibits at museum founded by famed illustrator Eric Carle. Mead Art Museum (14 min)
Amherst College's wide-ranging art collection, with free entry to all exhibitions & events. University Museum of Contemporary Art (13 min) Puffers Pond (15 min)
Swimming, fishing & boating are popular in this 11-acre pond with a perimeter trail & beaches. Amethyst Brook Conservation Area (7 min)
Popular hiking & dog-walking destination along a brook, offering forest trees & wildlife sightings. Smith College Museum of Art (28 min)
Distinguished permanent collection & special exhibitions over 4 floors of galleries, plus a cafe. The Botanic Garden of Smith College (30 min)
On-campus oasis with native New England trees, shrubs & herbs, plus a conservatory & greenhouses. Beneski Museum of Natural History (11 min)
Museum with over 1,700 species tracing the history of life on earth, from bacteria to giant mammals. | 
