- TripBuzz found 116 things to do with kids in or near Amherst, Massachusetts, including 98 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Springfield, Holyoke, Northampton and Shelburne Falls.
- From Mullins Center to UMass Practice Rink, the Amherst area offers 90 different types of family activities, including: Specialty Museums, Movie Theaters, Colleges & Universities and History Museums.
- Home to three of the colleges in the Five College Consortium, Amherst has housed many notable residents, including Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost. The University of Massachusetts Amherst holds the annual Apple Harvest Festival, which is set up like an old fashioned New England community fair. The city is just over an hour from Worcester, MA.
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Guilford Street off Route 9 west, over Whetstone Brook, Brattleboro, VT 05301
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As a historic covered bridge that Vermont is known for, Creamery Covered Bridge offers a scenic view of the creek and forests around it. Visitors can use the bridge for a photo opportunity, but the bridge is close to traffic.
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With the goal of spreading performing arts educations among the community's youth, New England Youth Theatre has classes for improv comedy, crafts, public speaking, and more. Each production hosted by the theater showcases the talent of its students.
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20 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301
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A children's play place and party location, KidsPLAYce: Southern Vermont Children's Discovery Center offers fun and educational play structures, including a life-sized boat, a castle, a train, and music and art stations.
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The 900-seat Latchis Theater is an artfully appointed cinema in downtown. The complex features four different screens and shows a mixture of first-run blockbuster films along side independent and artistic movies.
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Established in 2009, the Little Harbor Boathouse is a business offering stand-up paddleboard and kayak rentals to its customers. The business also offers guided tours of the local area and waterways.
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The Latchis Theatre is a movie theater that also shows live productions by the National Theatre. The cinema has movies that show on four different screens and also has three intimate theatres.
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814 Western Avenue, Brattleboro, VT 05301
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Located within a home in Brattleboro is the Asian Cultural Center of Vermont (ACCVT). The center is home to original Asian artistic works as well as on-site staff that gives information and history on the area.
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Naulakha, better known as Rudyard Kipling's home, is a charming piece of Brattleboro history. The famous actor penned some of his most famous books at this location and it is open for tours as well as available for rent.
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Northwest Park, 135 Lang Road, Windsor, CT 6095
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For a unique tour, visitors to the Windsor area enjoy touring the Luddy/Taylor Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum. The museum includes a refurbished tobacco shed and a museum archive, both displaying artifacts and documents on the areas tobacco industry.
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The beautiful Windsor Dog Park is a third of an acre of sprawling land and includes two play areas, for both large and small breeds. The park allows dogs to run off-leash and features wood chip mulch fenced-in play areas.