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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY AREA
ATTRACTION
ANNUAL ATTENDANCE
DESCRIPTION
ADMISSION
BENESKI MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 542-2165; www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory
22,000
Collections and exhibits include the skeletons of Ice Age mammals, the fossil bones and tracks of dinosaurs, and other paleontological, geological, and anthropological materials collected since the 1830s
Free
EMILY DICKINSON MUSEUM
280 Main St., Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 542-8161; www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org
ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART
125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 559-6300; www.carlemuseum.org
FRANK NEWHALL LOOK MEMORIAL PARK
300 North Main St., Florence, MA 01062 (413) 584-5457; www.lookpark.org
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE ART GALLERY
893 West St., Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 559-5544; www.hampshire.edu
INTERSKATE 91 NORTH
Hampshire Mall, 367 Russell St., Hadley, MA 01035 (413) 586-8344; www.interskate91.com/north
JOSEPH ALLEN SKINNER MUSEUM
33 Woodbridge St., South Hadley, MA 01075 (413) 538-2245; artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu
LADY BEA
1 Alvord St., South Hadley, MA 01075 (413) 536-3132; www.brunelles.com
MEAD ART MUSEUM AT AMHERST COLLEGE
41 Quadrangle Dr., Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 542-2335; www.amherst.edu/museums/mead
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE ART MUSEUM
Lower Lake Road, South Hadley, MA 01075 (413) 538-2245; mtholyoke.edu/artmuseum
PIONEER VALLEY BALLOONS
130 Cross Path Road, Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 218-7823; www.pioneervalleyballoons.net
PIONEER VALLEY INDOOR KARTING
10 West St., West Hatfield, MA 01088
(413) 446-7845; www.pioneervalleykarting.com
QUABBIN VISITOR CENTER & PARK
Quabbin Reservoir, 100 Winsor Dam Road, Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-7221; www.mass.gov/locations/quabbin-reservoir
SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
20 Elm St., Northampton, MA 01063 (413) 585-2760; www.scma.smith.edu
UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Fine Arts Center, Presidents Drive
UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 545-3670; fac.umass.edu/umca/online
YIDDISH BOOK CENTER
1021 West St., Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-4900; www.yiddishbookcenter.org
BROWN’S HARVEST
1911 Poquonock Ave., Windsor, CT 06095 (860) 683-0266; www.brownsharvest.com
NEW ENGLAND AIR MUSEUM
36 Perimeter Road, Windsor Locks, CT 06096 (860) 623-3305; www.neam.org
SONNY’S PLACE
349 Main St., Somers, CT 06071
(860) 763-5454; www.sonnysplace.com
Emily Dickinson homestead and neighboring Evergreens, home to the poet’s brother and sister-in-law; 14,000 open March through December; part of the Museums10 partnership
The first full-scale museum in the country devoted to the art of the picture book; stroll through apple 50,000 orchard on grounds; art studio for interactive art for kids; part of the Museums10 partnership
More than 150 acres of land complete with picnic space, pavillions, miniature golf, a zoo, and many 500,000 other outdoor activities; picnic sites and pavilion available to rent (prices vary)
Alternative exhibitions focused on visual arts; environmental pieces, performance art, video
2,000 presentations, traditional media, and dance featuring work by students, faculty, regional artists, and
national contemporary artists; part of the Museums10 partnership
N/A Skating rink open to all ages and ability levels; DJs; laser tag; rentals; parties; lessons
Assembled over a lifetime, Skinner’s collection features more than 7,000 objects, including minerals N/A and fossils, early lighting, rare books and documents, furniture, maritime objects, artifacts from Oceanic
cultures, firearms, glass and ceramics, tools and farm implements, 19th-century souvenirs, Native American objects, and more
A 49-passenger Connecticut River cruise boat; 75-minute narrated and cruises June to October; private 5,000 charters and entertainment cruise packages available
Houses more than 18,000 works with emphasis on American and European art; Mexican ceramics, 21,000 Tibetan scroll paintings, Assyrian carvings, Russian avant-garde art, West African sculptures, Japanese
prints; part of the Museums10 partnership
Teaching museum founded in 1876, featuring Asian, 19th- and 20th- century European, American, 15,000 Egyptian, Greek, Italian, and Medieval art; more than 24,000 works of art and still expanding; part of the
Museums10 partnership
Hot-air balloon rides over the Pioneer Valley; owner and chief pilot Lisa Fusco has been flying balloons N/A for 15 years with a perfect safety record
Adults: $16
Seniors: $13
Students with valid ID: $10
Age 17 and under, Five College student with ID: free
Adults: $9
Children 0-18, studnts, teachers, seniors: $6 Members: free
Passenger vehicle: $10
Bus, van, concert parking: $15 Military ID or handicap placard: free Walk-ins: free
Season pass: $65
Free
$5 to $12
Free
Adults: $25; Seniors: $22 Children 4-12: $18 Children 3 and under: free Entertainment cruise (age 21+): $40 Private charter prices vary
Free
Free; donations welcome
$350 per person Private VIP ride for 2: $1,000 Private party of 4: $1,200
3 races per person: $45 8 races for 2 people: $100
Free
Adults: $5; Seniors: $4
Members, students with valid ID, Five College employees, ages 18 and under, EBT/WIC: free
Free
Suggested donation: adults $8; seniors $6; members, students, 18 and under free
Prices vary between activities
Adults: $21 Seniors: $17 Veterans: $12 Children 4-14: $13 Children under 4: free Group rates available
Prices vary between activities
45,000
Indoor kart racing featuring a 1,000-foot road course; available for many types of corporate or social events and racing leagues
Located at the 18-mile-long Quabbin Reservoir, the center is operated by the Interpretive Services 300,000 Program and offers education programs, teacher workshops, and general information about DCR
resources
More than 20,000 works in permanent collection, including works by Picasso, Monet, Manet, Stella, 35,000 Elmer, and O’Keefe; educational programs; museum shop; cafe; skylit atrium; part of the Museums10
partnership
The UMCA showcases local, national, and international contemporary art by leading and emerging 7,500 artists; through exhibitions, a permanent collection, educational programming, and a visiting-artists
10,000
program, the UMCA acts as a multi-disciplinary forum and teaching museum where artists can test their ideas
Programs, exhibitions, tours, and books celebrating modern Yiddish culture; annual Yidstock: the Festival of New Yiddish Music; part of the Museums10 partnership
Northern Conn.
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Open May 6 to Oct. 31, this sixth-generation family farm offers fresh produce, flowers, ice cream, local N/A honey, and baked goods; hayrides and corn maze in the fall
CONNECTICUT TROLLEY MUSEUM
58 North Road, East Windsor, CT 06088 (860) 627-6540; www.ct-trolley.org
34,000
The nation’s oldest organization dedicated to preserving the trolley area; beautifully restored antique trolley cars take visitors on a three-mile round trip through the countryside; historic collection features more than 70 pieces of trolley and railroading history; self-guided tours of Connecticut Fire Truck Museum, which houses largest collection of antique firefighting apparatus in New England
Adults: $11
Seniors: $10
Age 2-12: $8 Members, children under 2: free Also offer special-event prices
65,000
NEAM presents the story of aviation through a museum that preserves and presents historically significant aircraft and related artifacts; offers exhibits showcasing aviation technology, history, and the stories of the men and women who built, flew, and made history; students inspired through innovative and hands-on educational programs
State-of-the-art go-kart track; baseball and softball batting cages; full-service snack bar; zipline; 115,000 bowling; new virtual-reality attraction; new laser tag; event venue