What to do in Lenox area when not at Tanglewood?
Jun 30th, 2008, 06:34 AM
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What to do in Lenox area when not at Tanglewood?
We're not into hiking, per se, though extensive walking through interesting towns/locations is good. Would appreciate restaurant ideas as well as hotel suggestions for Lenox & surrounding towns (no B&B's, and not looking for luxury on this trip).
Jun 30th, 2008, 08:37 AM
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Not having a map in front of me at the moment, I'm not sure of distances, but you might enjoy checking out Northampton. It's a neat little college town with lots of restaurants, shops, etc.
That's a beautiful area of the country. Just going for a drive would be enjoyable.
That's a beautiful area of the country. Just going for a drive would be enjoyable.
Jun 30th, 2008, 09:06 AM
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For dining in Lenox, I like Church Street Cafe quite a bit. If you find yourself furthur south, towards Great Barrington, I like Aegean Breeze (greek), Castle Street Cafe, and the new bbq place on Route 7 whose name escapes me at the moment.
There are lots of museums, and other cultural attractions besides Tanglewood in the area. The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. Chesterwood is the home and studio of the sculptor who did the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in DC, and is a quite interesting tour plus has a sculpture garden. The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown is one of the best small art museums in the world and is opening a new building this summer so will have even more to see. I've not been, but many enjoy visiting Hancock Shaker village.
There is a really nice Audobon refuge int eh southern part of the Berkshires called "Bartholemew's Cobble", easy walking not really hiking, and very pretty with a large variety of plant life.
For other cultural activities there is Shakespeare&Co, Williamstown Theater Festival, Jacobs Pillow Dance, and any number of other smaller organizations.
There are lots of museums, and other cultural attractions besides Tanglewood in the area. The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. Chesterwood is the home and studio of the sculptor who did the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in DC, and is a quite interesting tour plus has a sculpture garden. The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown is one of the best small art museums in the world and is opening a new building this summer so will have even more to see. I've not been, but many enjoy visiting Hancock Shaker village.
There is a really nice Audobon refuge int eh southern part of the Berkshires called "Bartholemew's Cobble", easy walking not really hiking, and very pretty with a large variety of plant life.
For other cultural activities there is Shakespeare&Co, Williamstown Theater Festival, Jacobs Pillow Dance, and any number of other smaller organizations.
Jun 30th, 2008, 08:19 PM
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I'm interested in American literary and intellectual history. I crammed in quite a bit (and missed a LOT) when I went to a wedding at a farm west of Northampton a couple of years ago. It is indeed a beautiful area. Missed MassMOCA as well as some historical sites I wanted to visit in/near Great Barrington simply because I ran out of time.
I visited Arrowhead in Pittsfield, where Melville wrote Moby Dick. I loved it, but I am a huge Melville fan.
http://www.mobydick.org/
Hancock Shaker Village, as mentioned above. I had a hangover and wasn't wild about it. The friend with me, a teacher, really liked it.
The Mount, Edith Wharton's house. Very interesting--to me, anyway. Lovely gardens.
http://www.edithwharton.org/
I stayed in Stockbridge at the Red Lion Inn. Funny little tiny "Revolutionary" bar there. Hotel has buckets of character. I enjoyed it but it's not for everyone. Poked around in Stockbridge itself--Alice's Restaurant, 18th and 19th C houses, etc. Picture perfect.
Enjoy!
I visited Arrowhead in Pittsfield, where Melville wrote Moby Dick. I loved it, but I am a huge Melville fan.
http://www.mobydick.org/
Hancock Shaker Village, as mentioned above. I had a hangover and wasn't wild about it. The friend with me, a teacher, really liked it.
The Mount, Edith Wharton's house. Very interesting--to me, anyway. Lovely gardens.
http://www.edithwharton.org/
I stayed in Stockbridge at the Red Lion Inn. Funny little tiny "Revolutionary" bar there. Hotel has buckets of character. I enjoyed it but it's not for everyone. Poked around in Stockbridge itself--Alice's Restaurant, 18th and 19th C houses, etc. Picture perfect.
Enjoy!
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