Bradley International Airport 1 hr 12
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (6 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Monument Mountain Reservation (15 min) Mountain park with an Indian monument, hiking trails, skiing, hunting, picnicking & birding. Berkshire Museum (11 min) A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. Bousquet Mountain (7 min) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. Hancock Shaker Village (17 min) A living Shaker history museum with restored buildings, crafts & activities plus a cafe & shop. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (7 min) Chesterwood (16 min) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. Herman Melville's Arrowhead (7 min) The literary icon wrote Moby Dick in this cozy landmark 18th century house surrounded by farmland. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (5 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Berkshire Botanical Garden (14 min) 15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (7 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. October Mountain State Forest (9 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (7 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. Hancock Shaker Village (20 min) Established in 1790, this former Shaker commune offers a museum on the village's history & culture. Naumkeag (12 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. |