Things To Do
Downtown
A stroll through downtown Great Barrington with it’s many small shops and restaurants is a fun day in itself. You can check out the other listings here for a more in depth look at Berkshire County.
Housatonic River Walk
For the nature minded - a beautiful stroll along the Housatonic River right in downtown Great Barrington.
Windy Hill Farm
It will be apple picking time! Windy Hill Farm has over 25 varieties of apples. Make sure you download their garden map to be sure to pick your favorite variety.
Asia Barong
It’s super fun to browse the aisles full of Asian imports at Asia Barong. And it’s right down the road from the wedding site.
Baba Louie's Pizza
Stop in at Baba Louie’s if you're in the mood for pizza. You won’t regret it. There can be a wait so go early. It’s not a NY pizza, so don’t expect it.
Berkshire Rivers Fly Fishing
If your into Fly Fishing you might want to check out these guided fishing trips.
Chesterwood
If you like history or sculpture, don’t miss this one. Chesterwood is a historic site, the former summer home, studio and gardens of America’s foremost 20th century public sculptor. Daniel Chester French who is best known for the seated figure of Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial, 1922 (Washington, DC).
Naumkeag
Naumkeag is a public garden and historic home. It is a 48-acre architectural masterpiece - 44 room family home, built In 1884, for Joseph Choate, a prominent New York attorney and U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, and his wife, Caroline. During October there will be a sculpture exhibition, throughout the estate gardens, by George Rickey.
The Mount - Home of Edith Wharton
If you like old, elegant homes, or writer’s and writing, don’t miss Edith Wharton’s home and gardens in Lenox.
Frelinghuysen House & Studio
If you like modern art and architecture you might like the Frelinghuysen House & Studio. The studio is said to be the first Bauhaus style of architecture ever built in the United States.
Berkshire Museum
For a small, but good quality museum, this is one not to miss. If you're into tattoos, you're in luck. The exhibit Living Ink - The Art of Tattoos, doesn’t end until October 30th.
Mountain Adventure Park at Jiminy Peak
If you’ve never slid down a mountain on a self-controlled coaster, now is your chance! The Alpine Slide is our favorite, but there are other things to do too. This closes “mid-October” so check before you go.
MASS MoCa
Mass Moca is a world renowned modern art museum. It is also the home of the Lifetime work of Sol Lewitt.
Hancock Shaker Village
A living history museum, Hancock Shaker Village brings the Shaker story to life. See what the Shakers called “The City of Peace” in action, with their heirloom gardens, heritage breed animals and more.
James Turrell
In October James Turrell, along with Nicholas Mosse, will have an exhibition of his pottery at The Hancock Shaker Museum (above) in Pittsfield. He also has an exhibit at MASS MoCa (also above) of Into The Light (which you will need reservations to experience). He is also the builder of the Rodan Crater, a monumental work of Land Art created within a volcanic cinder cone in Northern Arizona. James Turrell is worth looking up if you are interested in “the science of mind-bending light” or the art of strange, and interesting things.