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 ATTRACTION
THE CLARK ART INSTITUTE
225 South St., Williamstown, MA 01267 (413) 458-2303; www.clarkart.edu
JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL
358 George Carter Road, Becket, MA 01223 (413) 243-9919; www.jacobspillow.org
NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM
9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, MA 01262 (413) 298-4100; www.nrm.org
TANGLEWOOD
297 West St., Lenox, MA 01240
(617) 266-1200; (888) 266-1200; www.tanglewood.org
BERKSHIRE EAST CANOPY TOURS
66 Thunder Mountain Road, Charlemont, MA 01339 (413) 339-6618; www.berkshireeast.com
HISTORIC DEERFIELD
80 Old Main St., Deerfield, MA 01342 (413) 774-5581; www.historic-deerfield.org
MAGIC WINGS BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY & GARDENS
281 Greenfield Road, South Deerfield, MA 01373 (413) 665-2805; www.magicwings.com
ZOAR OUTDOOR/DEERFIELD VALLEY CANOPY TOUR
7 Main St., Charlemont, MA 01339; (800) 532-7483 www.zoaroutdoor.com; www.deerfieldzipline.com
AMELIA PARK CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
29 South Broad St., Westfield, MA 01086 (413) 572-4014; www.ameliaparkmuseum.org
BILLY BEEZ
50 Holyoke St., Unit J-312, Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 273-7900; www.billybeezus.com/location/holyoke-mall
BRIMFIELD OUTDOOR ANTIQUES SHOW
Route 20, Brimfield, MA 01010
(413) 283-6149; www.brimfieldshow.com
HOLYOKE MERRY-GO-ROUND
221 Appleton St., Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 538-9838; www.holyokemerrygoround.org
N/A
108,000
150,000
350,000
120,000
20,000
100,000
25,000
40,000
N/A
1 million
50,000
Art museum featuring collection of French impressionist, American, and Old Master paintings
Hosts more than 65 dance companies from around the world, as well as more than 350 free events, performances, exhibits, and talks
Set in the artist’s hometown, the museum is open year-round and holds the world’s largest collection of original Rockwell art, as well as his Stockbridge studio and Terrace Café (May-October), and exhibits the works of other contemporary and past masters
Summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937; features concerts by the BSO, Boston Pops, and visiting classical music artists and ensembles and some of today’s leading popular artists; hosts Festival of Contemporary Music; special performances and events; youth programs
The largest zipline tour company in the Northeast, featuring more than 25 ziplines that span 4.14 miles, including a dual cable course for racing; three tours, ranging from beginner to extreme, available daily; mountain coaster
Opening doorways to the past through tours of 12 house museums; special exhibitions; family activities; meadow walk; shopping and dining; part of the Museums10 partnership
An 8,000-square-foot indoor tropical environment; home to 4,000 free-flying butterflies; lizards, tortoises, birds, and fish; open year-round
Zipline canopy tours; outdoor adventures on the Deerfield River: whitewater rafting; canoe and kayak lessons; rock-climbing instruction; camping; lodging; open April to November, 7 days a week; specialty retail sales for paddling and outdoor gear
Many hands-on exhibits and innovative programs where children 7 years and under and grown-ups can learn and play; birthday parties
27,000-square-foot indoor jungle-themed playground on second level of Holyoke Mall at Ingleside, across from Pottery Barn; slides, trampolines, basketball courts, rooms for parties, toddler area, arcade, café
Antique show and flea market held three times a year
Installed at Mountain Park in 1929, now in downtown Holyoke; children’s birthday parties; field trips; private parties; group rates for nonprofit schools, camps, and day care
Adults: $20
Members, children 18 and under, and students with valid ID: free
$25-$78, depending on venue; free performances on Inside/Out stage every Wednesday-Saturday at 6:15 p.m.
Adults: $20; seniors 65+: $18 Veterans: $18
College Students with ID: $10 Members and children under 18: free
$12-$124; free lawn tickets for children 17 and younger
Youth: $20-$100
17 or older: $30-$110 Senior: $20-$100 Military ID: $20-$100
Adults: $18
Children 6-17: $5
Children under 6: free
Active military: free on Memorial Day and Labor Day
Adults: $16
Family of 4: $52
Seniors: $14 ($12.50 Wednesdays) Students with ID: $10
Age 3-17: $10
Children under 3: free
$45 to $500 depending on activity, time of year, day of week, and age
Adults and children: $8 Seniors: $4 Children under 1: free
Adult: $3.95 with paid child Ages 1-17: $15.75
Free; some fields $5-$10
$2 per ride or $10 for 6 rides
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY COUNTY
 ANNUAL
ATTENDANCE DESCRIPTION
ADMISSION
     Berkshire County
 HANCOCK SHAKER VILLAGE
1843 West Housatonic St., Pittsfield MA, 01201 (413) 443-0188; www.hancockshakervillage.org
55,000
From April though November, the historic village offers hands-on history in 20 buildings; interpreters, craft demonstrations, and programs; Visitors Center offers exhibitions of specific aspects of Shaker life and places the Shakers into a broader American context; guides teach about Shaker worship and work
Adults: $20
Seniors, AAA, MTA, military: $18 Children 13-17: $8
Children 12 and under: free (on family visits)
MASS. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247 (413) 662-2111; www.massmoca.org
170,000
MASS MoCA is one of the world’s liveliest (and largest) centers for making, showing, and enjoying the best art and music of our time
Adults: $20
Seniors and veterans: $18 Students: $12
Children 6-16: $8 Members and children under 6: Free
RAMBLEWILD
110 Brodie Mountain Road, Lanesborough, MA 01237 (844) 472-6253; www.ramblewild.com
8,000
An eco-adventure park on 1,400-plus acres featuring hiking programs, advanced team-building programs, and a 10-acre aerial adventure park with eight aerial trails covering all ability levels, with 150-plus climbing elements and ziplines on every trail
Adults: $69 Children under 18: $59
Franklin County
CRAB APPLE WHITEWATER INC.
2056 Mohawk Trail, Charlemont, MA 01339 (413) 625-6628; www.crabapplewhitewater.com
19,000
Five different whitewater rafting adventures; full- or half-day in rafts and inflatable kayaks on the Deerfield River
$45-$119 depending on type/duration of trip
KRINGLE CANDLE
220 South St., Bernardston, MA 01337 (413) 648-3077; www.kringlecandle.com
N/A
Created by the Kittredge family, known for Yankee ingenuity in candles; includes the Farm Table Restaurant
Free
YANKEE CANDLE VILLAGE
Routes 5 & 10, South Deerfield, MA 01373 (877) 636-7707; www.yankeecandle.com/village
2.5 million
One of the world’s largest candle stores; hands-on, interactive candlemaking for every age
Free
 Hampden County
THE BIG E
1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089 (413) 737-2443; www.thebige.com
1.5 million+
The fifth-largest fair in North America and the largest fair in the Northeast; Sept. 17 to Oct. 3, 2021
Adults: $15 Children 6-12: $10 Children under 6: free
BRIGHT NIGHTS AT FOREST PARK
302 Sumner Ave., Springfield, MA 01108 (413) 733-3800; www.brightnights.org
200,000
One of the country’s top lighting displays; three miles of holiday lights; late November to early January
$18 to $21 per car
$16 Gift passes in quantity of 25 or more
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AT HOLYOKE
444 Dwight St., Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 536-7048; www.childrensmuseumholyoke.org
55,000
Museum offers a new, state-of-the-art Learn in Motion room, where children and their adults can build race cars and time them, play games on an eye play floor, shoot bottle rockets, and much more; the museum’s other exhibits include a curvy climber, ambulance, police station, air maze, Lite Brite wall, new art studio, extensive donated Pez collection
Children 1+ and adults: $8 Seniors: $5
Members and children under 1: free
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