Bradley International Airport 1 hr 10
Ski Butternut Tubing Center (22 min) Ski area with runs over 10 acres, with 11 lifts & artificial snow makers on all trails. Berkshire Museum (14 min) A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (10 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. Hancock Shaker Village (20 min) A living Shaker history museum with restored buildings, crafts & activities plus a cafe & shop. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (4 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (10 min) Herman Melville's Arrowhead (10 min) The literary icon wrote Moby Dick in this cozy landmark 18th century house surrounded by farmland. Hancock Shaker Village (22 min) Established in 1790, this former Shaker commune offers a museum on the village's history & culture. Bousquet Mountain (10 min) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. October Mountain State Forest (8 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (4 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (6 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Naumkeag (11 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Berkshire Botanical Garden (13 min) 15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. Chesterwood (15 min) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. |