Things to Do with Kids in Amherst, MA

  • 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.
  • 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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43.4 Miles
100% 27 votes
Snowmobiling Mount Snow, Wilmington, VT 05363 MoreLess Info
The oldest snowmobile tour company in Vermont, High Country Snowmobile Tours provides snowmobile tours for all experience levels through the Green Mountain National Forest. Tours must be reserved in advance, and snowmobiles are available for purchase.
43.5 Miles
78% 9 votes
National & State Parks Mason Street, Williamstown, MA 01267 MoreLess Info
Mountain Meadow Preserve is a high fenced hunting preserve offering several big game hunt opportunities. Available game includes trophy whitetail deer, fallow deer, rams, red stag, wild boar, and buffalo.
43.5 Miles
86% 29 votes
Colleges & Universities 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106 MoreLess Info
Featuring a 100-acre campus replete with historical buildings, Trinity College, is a liberal arts college located in Hartford. Campus life is highlighted by the weekly 49-bell Carillon and organ concerts and events held in the soaring campus Chapel.
43.5 Miles
81% 169 votes
Skiing & Snowboarding 380 State Rd - Rt 23, Great Barrington, MA 1230 MoreLess Info
The Ski Butternut experience is a family-friendly ski and tubing area. Lessons are available for first-time skiers and snowboarders. Experienced athletes spending a day on the mountain are able to choose from a variety of terrain parks.
43.5 Miles
61% 23 votes
Movie Theaters Blue Back Square, 42 S Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107 MoreLess Info
A five-screen cinema multiplex affiliated with the Bow Tie Cinema chain, Bow Tie Criterion Cinemas screens contemporary films in a retro-themed atmosphere. It offers a variety of refreshments, including several varieties of coffee and baked goods.
43.6 Miles
94% 150 votes
Music Venue Rt. 44/Infinity Bistro 20 Greenwoods Road West, Norfolk, CT 06058 MoreLess Info
Norfolk, Connecticut is home to the Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, a charming spot offering tasty meals and exciting live entertainment. The auditorium seats 300 people and features the original, rustic wooden stage and proscenium.
43.6 Miles
100% 2 votes
Parks 160 Oakwood Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06119 MoreLess Info
Opened in 1964, Kennedy Memorial Park is named for former President John F. Kennedy. The park features facilities for basketball, softball, tennis and baseball as well as a playground, splash pad, picnic tables and a pool with a slide.
43.6 Miles
100% 2 votes
Parks 800 Old Farms Road, Avon, CT 6001 MoreLess Info
Fisher Meadows is a local public park offering many facilities for its guests to use. Visitors to the park commonly enjoy walking through the scenic trails, spending time near the lake, or playing on one of the many sports fields.
43.7 Miles
71% 48 votes
Skiing & Snowboarding New Hartford, CT MoreLess Info
The most popular skiing destination in New Hartford, Connecticut is Ski Sundown, a massive ski resort that offers many ski slopes, challenging snowboarding zones, lessons, gear sales, repairs, snacks and an excellent restaurant.
43.9 Miles
57% 7 votes
Bowling 109 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 1230 MoreLess Info
Along with multiple bowling lanes for general public bowling the Cove Bowling and Entertainment complex features cosmic bowling on the weekends. There is also an on-site bowling pro shop and mini golf course.
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