- 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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The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center is a historic auditorium that presents dance, opera, movies and musical entertainment. Both comedy and drama performances provide a unique opportunity for performing arts lovers to taken in live theater.
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Digital theater Triplex Cinema is a comfortable, well maintained movie house. While the theater has a zero-tolerance policy for outside food and beverage, it offers a variety of concessions and convenient parking.
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Beachland Park is an outdoor community park that features basketball courts, a pond fountain, a swimming pool, and picnic tables. The park can be used for sledding, walking, running, and swimming.
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Home to over 50 acres of conservation wilderness, Lake Mansfield offers visitors recreational activities at its lake and nature trails. On the lake, visitors can swim, boat, and fish. The trails gives visitors access to the surrounding forests.
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With only three guest rooms, Alyson's Orchard is a charming bed and breakfast that is also a produce farm and a catering hall. The Orchard is an excellent destination for a romantic retreat and is in demand as a wedding venue.
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Located in Wethersfield, Connecticut, the Wethersfield Cove is a small, sheltered inlet that is a popular launch location for small watercraft. It is the town's most popular fishing spot and is home to the Wethersfield Cove Yacht Club.
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Connecticut's West Hartford Reservoir is located in a beautiful park setting. The paved trail encircling the reservoir is just over 3.2 miles long, and there are several other unpaved hiking trails. Dogs are welcome but must be leashed.
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Made out of bricks, Peterborough Town House is a historic town hall that is open to the public. The building has a large auditorium where it hosts concerts and other events.
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The Actors' Circle Theatre showcases community theatre plays featuring local talent from surrounding communities. The company produces yearly summer 'Shakespeare in the Park' award-winning productions in Peterborough's Depot Square Park.
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The Mansfield Drive-In Theatre plays first-run movies on three different screens during the summer season. The location is also the home of Mansfield Market, the largest flea market in Eastern Connecticut.