Enjoy Great Things to See and Do in Massachusetts!
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Berkshire Area Attractions:
Catamount Ski Area. Located in the Berkshire Mountains, Catamount offers the most diverse ski trail network in the area. First opened in 1939, Catamount Ski Area is one of the oldest orginal operating ski areas in the Northeast.
With wide, open trails and great snow conditions, Catamount has 32 runs and park areas on 119 acres. Offering big mountain skiing and snowboarding, the mountain has trails for beginners through expert and offers private and group lessons for both skiing and snowboarding. A supervised children’s playroom is available for kids aged 2-6 years. www.catamountski.com
Stockbridge. Stockbridge is a quaint village situated between the Berkshire Mountains and the Housatonic River in beautiful Massachusetts. Originally formed as an Indian mission intent on converting Native Americans and securing land for white settlers, the mission eventually failed. However, the established township became a successful farming community and has now evolved into a quiet, exclusive village that offers a wide array of cultural activities to its visitors. Stockbridge’s main claim to fame is its classic Main Street, which is known across America as the famous epitome of American life depicted in the paintings of Norman Rockwell. www.townofstockbridge.com [Top]
Catamount Ski Area. Located in the Berkshire Mountains, Catamount offers the most diverse ski trail network in the area. First opened in 1939, Catamount Ski Area is one of the oldest orginal operating ski areas in the Northeast.
With wide, open trails and great snow conditions, Catamount has 32 runs and park areas on 119 acres. Offering big mountain skiing and snowboarding, the mountain has trails for beginners through expert and offers private and group lessons for both skiing and snowboarding. A supervised children’s playroom is available for kids aged 2-6 years. www.catamountski.com Stockbridge. Stockbridge is a quaint village situated between the Berkshire Mountains and the Housatonic River in beautiful Massachusetts. Originally formed as an Indian mission intent on converting Native Americans and securing land for white settlers, the mission eventually failed. However, the established township became a successful farming community and has now evolved into a quiet, exclusive village that offers a wide array of cultural activities to its visitors. Stockbridge’s main claim to fame is its classic Main Street, which is known across America as the famous epitome of American life depicted in the paintings of Norman Rockwell. www.townofstockbridge.com [Top]
Shakespeare & Company. Founded in 1978, Shakespeare & Company performs Shakespeare’s classic plays with a diverse group of actors, directors, and designers of all races, nationalities and backgrounds. With a core of over 150 artists, the company also provides original, in-depth, classical training and performance methods and develops and produces new plays of social and political significance. Shakespeare & Company's education programs inspire a new generation of students to discover Shakespeare, demonstrating the influence that classical theatre can have within a community. Offering paid performances at the Founders’ Theatre and Rose Footprint Theatre, and free Bankside performances for the community, May – September. www.shakespeare.org
Norman Rockwell Museum. Norman Rockwell Museum houses the world's largest and most significant collection of original Rockwell art. Highlights of the museum include favorites from Rockwell's famous Saturday Evening Post covers and the nostalgic Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas. The museum’s collection includes more than 100,000 photographs, letters, and other rare mementos, as well as Rockwell’s artist materials and equipment, furnishings, and personal objects. The museum offers rotating exhibitions that present an illustrated chronicle of American life that showcases our nation's ideals of kindness, tolerance, democracy, and freedom, as interpreted through the artist's spirit, wisdom, and gentle humor. www.nrm.org [Top]
Norman Rockwell Museum. Norman Rockwell Museum houses the world's largest and most significant collection of original Rockwell art. Highlights of the museum include favorites from Rockwell's famous Saturday Evening Post covers and the nostalgic Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas. The museum’s collection includes more than 100,000 photographs, letters, and other rare mementos, as well as Rockwell’s artist materials and equipment, furnishings, and personal objects. The museum offers rotating exhibitions that present an illustrated chronicle of American life that showcases our nation's ideals of kindness, tolerance, democracy, and freedom, as interpreted through the artist's spirit, wisdom, and gentle humor. www.nrm.org [Top]
John Dewey Academy. Housed in the historic Searles Castle in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the John Dewey Academy (JDA) is a coeducational, year-round college preparatory boarding school focused on encouraging academic excellence in the midst of an intense therapeutic program. JDA provides a caring, yet demanding, program for troubled and dysfunctional teens, which encourages life change without the use of traditional medications. www.jda.org
Simon’s Rock College of Bard. Simon's Rock College of Bard is the nation's only college of the liberal arts and sciences designed expressly for high school students. The college, founded by Elizabeth Blodgett Hall, former headmistress of Concord Academy, enrolled its first students in 1966, and eventually became part of Bard College, a liberal arts college established in 1889 with a tradition of educational innovation. At Simon's Rock, students pursue a liberal arts program that eventually leads toward an Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree. The college's program challenges students to pursue an education that exceeds most traditional high school programs. www.simons-rock.edu [Top]
Simon’s Rock College of Bard. Simon's Rock College of Bard is the nation's only college of the liberal arts and sciences designed expressly for high school students. The college, founded by Elizabeth Blodgett Hall, former headmistress of Concord Academy, enrolled its first students in 1966, and eventually became part of Bard College, a liberal arts college established in 1889 with a tradition of educational innovation. At Simon's Rock, students pursue a liberal arts program that eventually leads toward an Associate of Arts or Bachelor of Arts degree. The college's program challenges students to pursue an education that exceeds most traditional high school programs. www.simons-rock.edu [Top]
Lime Rock Park. Lime Rock Park Raceway is a classic 1.53-mile, 7-turn racecourse, nestled in the stunning Berkshire Mountains. Lime Rock has hosted many notable drivers, cars and series since it opened to spectators 47 years ago. From SCCA Regionals to midgets, Trans-Am and Can-Am to NASCAR stock cars, Lime Rock offers something for every racing fan. Lime Rock Park is also home to the famous Skip Barber School of Racing. The Skip Barber School of Racing has been teaching people the art of racing at Lime Rock for more than 30 years. With top notch instructors, equipment and facilities, the Skip Barber School is the place to try your hand at racing like the pros. www.limerock.com
The Mount. The Mount was the classical revival style home of Pulitzer-prize winning author Edith Wharton, who designed the house and gardens in 1902, based on her famous book, The Decoration of Houses (1897). The Mount is the only U.S. monument to Edith Wharton and offers a glimpse into her interests in architecture and design. The three acres of gardens were designed as an elegant series of outdoor rooms and planted with flowering shrubs and many varieties of native ferns that Wharton personally collected around the Berkshires. The Mount’s landscape is beautiful at all times of the year, reflecting Wharton’s belief that the garden should possess “a charm independent of the seasons.” www.edithwharton.org [Top]
The Mount. The Mount was the classical revival style home of Pulitzer-prize winning author Edith Wharton, who designed the house and gardens in 1902, based on her famous book, The Decoration of Houses (1897). The Mount is the only U.S. monument to Edith Wharton and offers a glimpse into her interests in architecture and design. The three acres of gardens were designed as an elegant series of outdoor rooms and planted with flowering shrubs and many varieties of native ferns that Wharton personally collected around the Berkshires. The Mount’s landscape is beautiful at all times of the year, reflecting Wharton’s belief that the garden should possess “a charm independent of the seasons.” www.edithwharton.org [Top]
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA). Mass MoCA offers artists of all mediums a place to find education and support to pursue their art and offer it to the public for viewing. Visitors are encouraged to view all aspects of art production, from stage rehearsals to sculptural fabrication, from developmental workshops to completed works of art. MASS MoCA's mission is to foster and present exciting new work of the highest quality to the public. Their vast galleries and expert fabrication staff give visual artists the tools and time to create works that might be impossible to realize in a traditional museum setting. www.massmoca.org
Hancock Shaker Village Opened to the public in 1961, Hancock Shaker Village takes you into the lives of the Shakers through vibrant programs, tours, exhibitions, and hands-on activities. This beautifully restored village, set on 1,200 acres of farm, woodland and pasture, is home to a premier collection of Shaker buildings and artifacts. Shaker furniture, crafts and household items are exhibited in 20 historic buildings, including the Round Stone Barn, the most widely recognized of all Shaker buildings. During your tour, you can talk with artisans about Shaker daily life and learn about the heritage breeds of animals that roam the pastures and heirloom crops in the gardens. www.hancockshakervillage.org [Top]
Hancock Shaker Village Opened to the public in 1961, Hancock Shaker Village takes you into the lives of the Shakers through vibrant programs, tours, exhibitions, and hands-on activities. This beautifully restored village, set on 1,200 acres of farm, woodland and pasture, is home to a premier collection of Shaker buildings and artifacts. Shaker furniture, crafts and household items are exhibited in 20 historic buildings, including the Round Stone Barn, the most widely recognized of all Shaker buildings. During your tour, you can talk with artisans about Shaker daily life and learn about the heritage breeds of animals that roam the pastures and heirloom crops in the gardens. www.hancockshakervillage.org [Top]
National Shrine of the Divine Mercy. Located on top of Eden Hill in Stockbridge, the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy was built between 1950 and 1960 by an Italian craftsman. Reminiscent of shrines found in Italy, the shrine’s warm colors, Italian statuary, intricate floral carvings, and polished marble are home to a Divine Mercy image, which is enthroned above the main altar. The National Shrine of the Divine Mercy is a Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to the mercy of God that attracts more than 50,000 pilgrims per year. The grounds are open to the public all year round and mass is held daily at 2pm, Sundays at 10:30am and 2pm. www.marian.org/shrine
Ski Butternut. A family ski area designed to challenge beginners as well as the seasoned skier. With 22 trails on 110 acres, this family friendly ski mountain offers beginner, intermediate and expert trails for downhill and cross country skiers and snowboarders. They also offer ski rentals, lessons for adults and children, two lodges, a tubing center, and on-site daycare. www.skibutternut.com [Top]
Ski Butternut. A family ski area designed to challenge beginners as well as the seasoned skier. With 22 trails on 110 acres, this family friendly ski mountain offers beginner, intermediate and expert trails for downhill and cross country skiers and snowboarders. They also offer ski rentals, lessons for adults and children, two lodges, a tubing center, and on-site daycare. www.skibutternut.com [Top]
Comfort Inn & Suites Hotel - Great Barrington, MA
249 Stockbridge Road, RT 7, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Reservations: 800-530-6916 Phone: 413-644-3200
Email: reservations@berkshirecomfortinn.com
