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Turners Falls in United States, from Nouth America region, is best know for History Museums. Discover best things to do in Turners Falls with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
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1. Great Falls Discovery Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
Housed within a complex of old mill buildings in historic Turners Falls, Massachusetts, the Great Falls Discovery Center's exhibits show the natural, cultural, and industrial history of the Connecticut River watershed. The Center's four acres of native plants, butterfly gardens, and open lawn nestle into a bend in the Connecticut River to provide a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere and the perfect place for fun and learning. Inside the main building, exquisite walk-through dioramas show the plants, animals, and landscapes of this 410-mile-long river from its arboreal source near the Canadian border, through forests and farms, past villages, towns, and cities, all the way down to the estuary at the Long Island Sound. A timeline indicates the impacts of human habitation on each environment over time and suggests safeguards to keep the watershed healthy and useful for all-people, plants, and animals-that live here together. The Center's charming Great Hall is in a separate building, a former machine shop, with a high ceiling, brick walls, large windows, and gleaming old wood floors. It is connected to the main building by a corridor whose windows on one side open onto an old canal (once used for transportation, now for power), faced on the other by a mural depicting what is found beneath the canal water rushing by. The Great Hall is used for regularly held art exhibits and special educational programs and activities for children and adults, as well as for the Friends of GFDC's monthly live-music Coffeehouses that warm up the room while raising funds that support the Center's free public programs. Located in town yet close to nature, the Center is one end of an easy self-guided walking tour of the interesting little town of Turners Falls, with its historical industrial architecture and distinctive geology, restaurants, shops, and old Carnegie Library. The walk and bike path along the river and canal runs from Turners Falls to Deerfield and is a favorite site for bird watching. A short distance along the other side of the bridge leads to Barton Cove's picnic area and camp grounds, where eagles soar over the peninsula. The Center's building and exhibits are fully accessible and are free and open to the public. It is a cooperative program of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, with financial and program support from the Friends of Great Falls Discovery Center.
Reviewed By Vicki V - Turners Falls, Massachusetts
I took my grandson here for a Junior Ranger program last summer and he had a great time. Very interactive - four days, once a week. They also offer nature programs on a regular basis. It is right next to the bike path and near...MoreYou are right about this being a place for kids! Thank you for attending Junior Rangers and thinking of telling people about your experiences through a review. We love it here and hope you do too!
2. Poet's Seat Tower
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 109 reviews
Reviewed By tedmc_12 - Richmond, Virginia
Wanted to visit the tower on a Friday evening before dinner. Arrived at the gated entrance off Mountain Rd. to find it closed and the parking lot full. The satellite view showed cars around the Tower and some side streets either side of a sports complex appeared to provide on-street parking but may have required bushwacking through the woods to get to the tower. Didn't go.
3. Kringle Candle Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 214 reviews
Kringle Candle unites the best of the traditional and the new, with exciting candle products designed to mesh with virtually any decor. We've worked hand-in-hand with the industry's finest perfumers to select an array of robust, realistic candle fragrances. Our all-white candles not only blend perfectly with all backdrops, they emit the purest, brightest light possible.
Reviewed By BrieChickadee - Grafton, Massachusetts
I really love shopping in Kringle Candle..more like a lovely stroll with incredible fragrances everywhere.
And there are great decorating ideas along your stroll.
It really is a variety of stores to visit.
There is the candle experience, the restaurant, the barn, and chocolate store.
The grounds are gorgeous as well.
4. Historic Deerfield
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 238 reviews
This New England museum of history and art is presented as a preserved 330-year-old western Massachusetts village, which features a collection of 18th- and 19th-century houses.
Reviewed By Ali921 - Edinburgh, Scotland
We came through with low expectations on a driving holiday but were totally impressed with what the local community has achieved. The "Main street" is beautiful. The restored houses were the most authentic we saw throughout our holiday in New England. The guides have tremendous knowledge and very happy to chat (or not) about the town or properties. Absolutely worth a visit if in the area.
5. Montague Bookmill
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By KLGri - Providence, Rhode Island
This is in a charming setting, and it is a rather "eclectic" used book store. Having said that, if you are looking for something in particular, you'd be better off going on the internet and ordering from Powell's or Abebooks or someplace else that sells used books. But if you just want to poke around a used bookstore, in a beautiful setting, and maybe (or maybe not) find a book you didn't know you wanted, then this is the place.
6. Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory and Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 342 reviews
Reviewed By Blanca L - Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Wanted to stay! Such a pretty and relaxing place. You interact with the most beautiful butterflies, it's a hidden gem. Please make the time to visit, with or without kids. Facilities are pretty good, nice cafeteria and gift shop.
7. Turner Falls
Overall Ratings
4 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By aln594 - Fort Walton Beach, Florida
I lived in Turners Falls from age 6-19, and still visit frequently as I have family there. It's interesting to see how during the last 15 years people have really tried to make Turners into something hip and happening. Now, I love this town. I have very fond memories of this town, but it's nothing special for a tourist point of interest type place. If you live there, you can find some wonderful places: cabins on the river in a hilly forest by the Tech school, Rock dam at the Patch, waterfalls in Montague by Old Sunderland Road, and many more secrets that take time to find.
But if you're just passing by, skip it. Hit up Amherst or Northampton if you want shopping, dining and culture. Hit up the hill towns like Buckland, Conway or Shelburne if you want nature.
Turners Falls is best left to the people that live there. It's a two-stoplight, one grocery store, one-horse kind of town.
8. Museum of Our Industrial Heritage
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By LilCapalini - North America
We attended opening day for the 2013 season and found the enthusiasm, dedication, and knowledge-base of the staff simply contagious. The Museum of Our Industrial Heritage brings to life the history of industrial Greenfield and the surrounding communities through their collections, photographs, notations, and personal narrative. The weather cooperated the day of our visit and we were treated to a walk behind the old mill building along the Green River, providing us with an even richer understanding of the place of industry in the Pioneer Valley.
It is critical to look to our past in order to secure a vision for our future, which makes the MOIH an invaluable resource for the entire community. Be sure to spend a few moments at their wonderful website, meticulously maintained, for their online exhibits!
9. Element Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By buttonwoodbrook - Pepperell, MA
This is a small funky operation that makes a range of interesting, hoppy beers. The owner was very friendly and it was a pleasant, relaxed tasting experience. The most unusual offering was a sake I.P.A. If you are in the area and enjoy good craft beer this is a great place to stop.
10. The Garden Cinemas
Overall Ratings
4 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By Marianne W
So -- it's a partially renovated movie theater. Sometimes I have gone and the place was freezing cold (in winter) -- but many times the temperature is perfectly fine. I will continue to support these guys b/c they are trying to be good neighbors. I was on the school PTO and they were great to work with on a fund raiser. The school community got in early for a current-run movie (family friendly) and had the whole theater to ourselves. The snack bar is great. The biggest consistent 'issue' is the bathrooms. They need employees to check it more often. I have gone into a stall and walked right out again. The bathroom is very old and breaking down but the biggest issues are keeping it clean and supplied with soap and paper towel. _But I will continue to support a local business despite the bathroom situation. Also, I don't always want to drive to Hadley or Keene to see a show.
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