- Our list of the best things to do in Amherst, Massachusetts, features the top 138 nearby activities — including 60 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Amherst, MA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 21 things to do within the city of Amherst, MA , followed by 117 popular activities in nearby cities, including Springfield, Northampton, Holyoke, Shelburne Falls, West Springfield, Deerfield, Greenfield, Westfield, Agawam, Charlemont, Ashfield and Chicopee
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Smith College is a private liberal arts college for women located in Northampton. Visitors are allowed to explore the campus which comprises of many attractions such as the Museum of Art, Botanic Garden and more.
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The Academy of Music Theatre is the home of the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, one of the oldest community orchestras in the United States. The theatre is also home to Pioneer Valley Ballet and Old Deerfield Productions, and hosts community events.
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An expansive green space in the center of town, Pulaski Park offers picnic and play areas for visitors to relax. During the summer, it hosts a variety of live musical performances.
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Smith College Museum of Art maintains an extensive collection of quality artworks, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, antiques and more, by many established and contemporary artists. The museum also features a gift shop, artistic restrooms and handcrafted benches placed in the gallery.
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Items that document the private life of Calvin Coolidge are put on display that the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum. The items begin with his birth in 1872 and continue through his post-presidential days with a separate collection being displayed at the site for his wife Grace.
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Northampton's East Heaven is a spa and hot-tub facility offering private and semi-private hot tubbing. Clients also enjoy massage, aromatherapy, facials and masks, skin treatments, nail services and other pampering treats.
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The Botanic Garden of Smith College preserves the historic Olmsted landscape of the campus and is home to an extensive collection of plant specimens which are a part of the glass conservatory and numerous specialty gardens here.
7.1 Miles
Live Theatre is a summer only theater, known for offering new works and premieres, as well as reviving classic dramas and comedies. They hold open auditions, and offer individual show tickets or season subscriptions.
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Mendenhall Center For The Performing Arts, 122 Green Street, Northampton, MA 1060
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Founded in 1991, the New Century Theatre is a professional equity theater that serves as a training ground for aspiring and developing theatrical professionals. The theater presents a seasonally changing slate of plays.
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Dinosaur Footprints is a local tourist destination which features hundreds of dinosaur tracks on sandstone slabs which are believed to be the footprints of small, two-legged dinosaurs.