A list of some area attractions can be found below. Guidance is also available from the Lenox Chamber of Commerce and the Berkshires Visitors Bureau!
Dining
Spoon has really good breakfast potatoes.
Hiking
Appalachian Trail/Mt. Greylock, Massachusetts highest peak, offers tremendous views of the county.
Harmony Trails Horseback Riding offers scenic, guided trails for riders of all experience levels. Reserve your ride to take in phenomenal views of the Berkshires.
Kennedy Park offers some of the best views in Berkshire County. With a total of 180 acres, it features 7 trails with excellent signage and varying degrees of difficulty.
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary encompasses 1,500 acres of forest, brooks, beaver ponds, meadows, and slopes in the beautiful Lenox Mountain. The sanctuary’s vast landscape also features seven miles of scenic trails, a hemlock gorge, a limestone cobble, a hummingbird garden and a May-to-October trailside museum.
Tyringham Cobble is a two-mile trail that runs to the summit of Cobble Hill, 400 feet above the valley floor. Several rock outcrops offer sweeping views of Tyringham Valley with Hop Brook and the village below.
Historical Homes
Aarowhead is the 18th century farmhouse where Herman Melville wrote his epic, Moby Dick.
The Mount, Edith Wharton’s 1902 estate and gardens is located right next door to the Seven Hills Inn.
Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio is the home of American abstract artists. View an exquisite collection of American and European cubist art.
Naumkeag, a gilded age mansion located in Stockbridge, set on ten acres of gardens. This home features original art and furnishing.
Museums
At Animagic Museum of Animation Special Effects and Art guests can view technologies from the movies like X-Men, Predator & Chicken Run. Make an appointment to create your own animation movie!
Berkshire Museum features collections ranging from fine art, to history, to antiques and an aquarium, there is an event and activity for all ages!
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum is the restored 1903 Lenox Station museum with interactive railroad exhibits and gift shops.
Chesterwood, located in Stockbridge, is the country home, studio and gardens of America’s foremost most sculptor of public monuments, Daniel Chester French.
Hancock Shaker Village is a historic site in western Massachusetts, interpreting the lives of the Shakers who lived there from 1783 to 1960. Experience the extraordinary farm and barn architecture, especially in the round stone barn.
Norman Rockwell Museum, located in Stockbridge, presents the world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art.
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum displays textiles, furnishing and memorabilia that highlight the familial, cultural and regional influences which shaped Susan B. Anthony.
Ventfort Hall Mansion is located in the heart of Lenox. This gilded age museum is open daily and features tours, exhibits, performances, lectures, teas and kids’ programs.
Mass MoCA, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, is one of the largest centers of contemporary visual and performing arts in the country.
Williams College Museum of Art houses over 13,000 works that span the history of art with the emphasis on modern and contemporary art.
The Clark Art Institute is an internationally renowned museum and research center with outstanding collections of European & American art.