Hancock Shaker Village
Arrowhead
Home of Herman Melville
Chesterwood
Home of Lincoln Monument sculptor, Daniel Chester
French
FASNY Museum of Firefighting
Antique fire apparatus, art works, and firefighting
memorabilia
Hancock Shaker Village
200-year-old Shaker village
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Retirement home of the eighth President of the United
States
Mt. Lebanon Shaker
Society
Largest Shaker community from 1785-1947
Olana
Home of Frederick Edwin Church,
Hudson River School Painter
The Mount
Edith Wharton’s estate and gardens
Old Chatham Sheepherding Farm
Berkshire
Scenic Railway
A two and a half hour narrated round trip excursion
in a diesel locomotive from
Lenox to Stockbridge.
Columbia Land Conservancy
Local resource to protect and celebrate the county’s
rural landscapes. Hosts workshops
Hilltop Orchards
Largest producer of fresh apple cider in the Berkshires.
Also stocks fresh baked goods,
local produce and cheeses, as well as apples, cider and cider donuts.
Old Chatham Sheepherding Farm
Largest sheep herd in the country producing excellent
cheese in a beautiful country setting
For additional attractions, please check the sites of:
The Columbia County Chamber
of Commerce
The Columbia County Office
of Tourism
The Berkshire Visitors Bureau
Alan Devoe Bird Sanctuary
Wonderful walking/snowshoeing trails and views in nearby Old Chatham
Ashuwillticook Trail
Former railroad corridor converted into a paved 10-foot wide biking or
walking path in Lanesboro, Ma.
Bash Bish Falls
Located in Mt. Washington State forest, 80-foot cascading waterfall
Bash Bish Falls
Berkshire Botanical
Garden
15 acres of display gardens and greenhouses including
a children’s garden
Harlem Valley Rail Trail
A paved bicycle/pedestrian path built on the old railroad
bed that connected
New York City and the Harlem Valley
Jiminy Peak
Large ski and snowboard resort
Lake Taghkanic State Park
Campsites, two beaches, picnic grounds, a boat launch,
hiking, biking, cross-country
ski and snowmobile trails
Mt. Greylock State Reservation
At 3,491 feet, Mount Greylock is the highest peak
in Massachusetts
Mt. Washington State Forest
30 miles of trails and a full range of outdoor recreation,
including
wilderness camping
Taconic State Park
Copake Falls and Rudd Pond, offer an extensive trail
system that
provides challenging terrain and spectacular views
Tanglewood
Close Encounters with
Music
Fall, Winter and Spring chamber music series
The Copake Theatre Company
Not-for-profit theatre company that produces professional
plays and shows
The Fields Sculpture Park at Art Omi
Public grounds for viewing over 50 contemporary sculptures
Ghent Playhouse
Fall, Winter and Spring productions of the Columbia
Civic players
Jacob’s Pillow
A national landmark for dance performance
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Professional musical theatre-in-the-round
Mass MOCA
The country’s largest contemporary art center
Norman Rockwell Museum
Home of Norman Rockwell’s original paintings
Shaker Mountain
Opera
Fully staged operas
Shaker Museum
Premier Shaker collection of furniture, boxes, tools
and industries
Shakespeare & Company
Classical and modern theater
Spencertown Academy Arts Center
Year-round fine art and craft exhibitions, concerts,
plays movies and weekend workshops
Sterling & Francine Clark
Art Institute
Home of a fine collection of impressionist paintings
and excellent rotating exhibits
Tanglewood
Classical, popular and jazz concerts at the summer
home of the Boston Symphony
Tannery Pond Concerts
Chamber music concerts in an intimate setting
Theater Barn
Broadway musicals and plays
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Award winning summer theater
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