Bradley International Airport 1 hr 4
Herman Melville's Arrowhead (15 min) The literary icon wrote Moby Dick in this cozy landmark 18th century house surrounded by farmland. Bousquet Mountain (15 min) 750 vertical foot mountain features 2 double lifts, 2 carpet lifts, plus water park during summer. Berkshire Botanical Garden (12 min) 15 acres of flower beds, ponds & gardens for strolling & picnicking, plus exhibits & events. October Mountain State Forest (8 min) Home to the famed Appalachian Trail, this expansive forest offers camping, hiking & a fishing lake. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox Station Museum (9 min) Rail yard tours & interactive exhibits featuring restored equipment chronicle rail travel history. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum (9 min) Restored, listed Jacobean revival mansion built in 1893 & open for tours & events. Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health (15 min) Naumkeag (10 min) Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds. Berkshire Museum (19 min) A natural-history & art museum with frequent temporary exhibitions & a small art-house cinema. Monument Mountain Reservation (13 min) Mountain park with an Indian monument, hiking trails, skiing, hunting, picnicking & birding. Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (15 min) Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers. Chesterwood (14 min) Tours & exhibits at the 19th-century summer residence of sculptor Daniel Chester French. The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home (9 min) Author Edith Wharton's turn-of-the-century estate offers tours & hosts frequent cultural events. Ski Butternut Tubing Center (21 min) Ski area with runs over 10 acres, with 11 lifts & artificial snow makers on all trails. Hancock Shaker Village (25 min) Established in 1790, this former Shaker commune offers a museum on the village's history & culture. |