10 Free Things to do in That You Shouldn't Miss

April 21, 2022 Terina Blouin

Discover the best top things to do in , United States including Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Amherst College Museum of Natural History, Yiddish Book Center, Stanley park, Berkshire Brewing Company, Ashley Reservoir, Springfield Union Station, Smith College Botanic Garden, Thornes Marketplace.
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1. Smith College

Northampton, MA 01063 +1 413-584-2700 http://www.smith.edu/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 66 reviews

Smith College

Reviewed By TrainManDan10 - Keene, United States

While at the College to see the Botanic Gardens, I was impressed by the lovely layout of the grounds, which were first class. The campus is only one mile from the Amtrak Northampton Train Station, which makes for a very convenient way to get to the town, either from the north of south for students, staff, faculty, and alumni. In the summer, Amtrak will run two more round trip trains to Northampton to add to the existing one round trip train.

2. Mount Holyoke College

50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01075-1461 +1 413-538-2000 https://www.mtholyoke.edu/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 57 reviews

Mount Holyoke College

Reviewed By H9796XXdavids

The annual Vespers service at Abbey Chapel is an extraordinary event. The Mount Holyoke College Choirs are talented singers and the accompaniments are equally talented, including organ, piano, flutes, cello, electric guitar, drums and others. They presented a wide variety of Christmas and holiday music, with numerous opportunities for the audience to sing well known Christmas carols with the choirs. Kudos to Mount Holyoke College and its faculty, staff and students for presenting this exceptional Christmas gift free to the public.

3. Amherst College Museum of Natural History

11 Barrett Hill Road Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002 +1 413-542-2165 http://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory
Excellent
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5.0 based on 104 reviews

Amherst College Museum of Natural History

Reviewed By 661maryannh

This museum was originally a "time-filler" between activities while we were visiting our son at UMass for the weekend. Once we arrived at the museum, we were pleasantly surprised at the variety of topics covered. Although many of the exhibits were display molds, a good number were genuine artifacts discovered through archaeological digs and findings. the museum is located in a great area - centrally located to anything we needed. Added bonus that the exhibit was free; we'll be back!

4. Yiddish Book Center

1021 West St, Amherst, MA 01002-3375 +1 413-256-4900 [email protected] http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org
Excellent
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5.0 based on 83 reviews

Yiddish Book Center

The Book Center’s 37,000-square-foot heymish-modern building in Amherst, MA, is a lebedike velt – a lively world – featuring an open Yiddish book repository, theatres, art galleries, museum exhibitions about Yiddish language and culture, and programs in literature, music, art, film, and theater

5. Stanley park

Western Ave., Westfield, MA http://www.stanleypark.org/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 154 reviews

Stanley park

Reviewed By 926franka - Westfield, United States

Close to Westfield State University. It has a large Rose garden display, a wooded wildflower garden set in a very tranquil environment, with easy walking paths and ponds.

6. Berkshire Brewing Company

12 Railroad St, South Deerfield, MA 01373-1034 +1 413-665-6600 http://berkshirebrewingcompany.com
Excellent
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5.0 based on 30 reviews

Berkshire Brewing Company

Reviewed By V8314VRlornam - Reston, United States

Staff was great, and we had a lovely lazy daze and a session ipa with the hubby, sat in the sunshine . Wonderful!

7. Ashley Reservoir

Holyoke, MA 01040 http://www.holyoke.org
Excellent
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5.0 based on 18 reviews

Ashley Reservoir

Reviewed By 160wendyf - Massachusetts, United States

Thank you Holyoke for allowing public access and maintaining this wonderful place. All kinds of birds, turtles, frogs... Always great to see people of all ages, singly and with friends and families. I don't want to praise it too much because one of the many things that makes it special is the lack of crowds. Oh wait, there are snakes! : )

8. Springfield Union Station

55 Frank B Murray St, Springfield, MA 01103-1004 +1 413-471-3397 [email protected] https://www.springfieldunionstation.com/
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5.0 based on 13 reviews

Springfield Union Station

The story of the rebirth of Springfield’s Union Station was a 40-year saga that began with a promise to save a landmark that was teetering on the brink of extinction. On December 19, 1926, an estimated 30,000 people toured Opening Day of Union Station. The new facility with its gleaming terrazzo floors, had a restaurant, lunch counter, barbershop, shoeshine parlor and small shops to service hundreds of daily passengers who boarded up to 130 trains every 24 hours. The reconstruction of Union Station lasted four years and one month finishing in 2016. The great hall was gutted to the bare walls and rebuilt. The historic clock that hung at the entrance to the tunnel since the building opened, to a wooden train schedule board and 90-year-old baggage carts the original Terrazzo floors were all preserved. In addition to the train station there is an intermodal transportation center with local and long-distance buses, a new parking garage, office, retail and restaurant space.

Reviewed By NohoSteve51

I visited the Union Station in Springfield MA again recently, for the first time since the COVID-19 crisis began. I wanted to update my thoughts and impressions of the place and see how they were handling things. I'm happy to report that the station continues to be convenient and welcoming for all travelers by train, city bus and long-distance bus lines. They are taking appropriate measures to prevent the spread of disease, including requiring masks and allowing only ticketed passengers into the main concourse. They also are blocking off seats so you will not be too close to the other people. Benches are off-limits for now. Dunkin remains open as well as the convenience store where you can get all kinds of snack items. You can also purchase tickets from either ticket counters or machines located on the property. You can now also buy tickets through apps from Amtrak, CTrail and now even PVTA (local bus service) as well as Peter Pan and Greyhound. I recommend this place to all travelers. Clean and safe and taking proper precautions in this time of pandemic.

9. Smith College Botanic Garden

15 College Ln, Northampton, MA 01060-2901 +1 413-585-2740 http://www.smith.edu/garden
Excellent
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4.5 based on 313 reviews

Smith College Botanic Garden

There are ten different garden types and a greenhouse in this Botanic Garden.

Reviewed By olivias33 - Southampton, United States

This place is a really cool place. The suggested donation is $2 per person. They have There is meter parking on the street.There are about 4 different greenhouse. The door tells you if it is hot or cold. The plants and trees are spectacular. There is also an outside area that you can walk around.

10. Thornes Marketplace

150 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060-3598 +1 413-650-5928 [email protected] http://www.thornesmarketplace.com
Excellent
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4.5 based on 93 reviews

Thornes Marketplace

An assemblage of twenty-five locally owned shops. Explore the eclectic mix of clothing boutiques, home decor, fine dining and so much more. With 25 places to explore there is always more to discover at Thornes.

Reviewed By Cosmopolitan383995

You can wander through the several floors of this 'interior parade of shops" with both a great sense of exploration and a constant reward of finding whatever you came to buy. Thornes is, in a word UNIQUE.

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