Bradley International Airport 1 hr 14
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (12 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (17 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Chesterwood (9 min) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (15 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. Berkshire Botanical Garden (8 min) 15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. Ski Butternut Tubing Center (10 min) Ski area with runs over 10 acres, with 11 lifts & artificial snow makers on all trails. Monument Mountain Reservation (6 min) Mountain park with an Indian monument, hiking trails, skiing, hunting, picnicking & birding. Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (21 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. October Mountain State Forest (19 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Stockbridge, MA (8 min) Roman Catholic shrine on 350 acres with a white marble Mary statue, ornate mural & Sunday Mass. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (18 min) Beartown State Forest (10 min) Scenic park with a fishing pond, wildlife viewing, wintertime snow sports & all-year hiking trails. Naumkeag (7 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Bash Bish Falls (34 min) Accessed by hiking trails, these celebrated mountainside waterfalls are almost 200 ft. in height. Catamount Mountain Resort (23 min) Modest ski resort with 7 lifts, 3 terrain parks, 36 trails, night riding & equipment rentals. |