5 Star Places To Visit in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States (6)

1. 5.0 Amherst College Museum of Natural History (105 reviews)
   - A Must Do with Near UMass!
   Wednesday: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Speciality Museums
   
   
   This museum was originally a "time-filler" between activities while we were visiting our son at UMass for the weekend. Once we arrived at the museum, we were pleasantly surprised at the variety of topics covered. Although many of the exhibits were display molds, a good number were genuine artifacts discovered through archaeological digs and findings. the museum is located in a great area - centrally located to anything we needed. Added bonus that the exhibit was free; we'll be back! See more..
   
2. 5.0 Yiddish Book Center (88 reviews)
   - Fascinating thing to see.
   Speciality Museums
   
   
   The Book Center’s 37,000-square-foot heymish-modern building in Amherst, MA, is a lebedike velt – a lively world – featuring an open Yiddish book repository, theatres, art galleries, museum exhibitions about Yiddish language and culture, and programs in literature, music, art, film, and theater See more..
   
3. 5.0 Smith College (66 reviews)
   - Loved everything about my Smith visit
   Universities & Schools
   
   
   I visited a friend in 2010. Loved the atmosphere of the school and its college town. I got a chance to sneaked in a math class and a landscape studies class since the classes were a bit on the bigger size (40+ I think?). The campus felt really nice. The 2 dining halls that I had a chance to dine at both had great food and offered a decent variety of options (though, according to my friend, the opinion I held could be because of this "grass is greener", "your school's dining halls have better food than my school's" syndrome haha). Really nice dorms (or at least the one where my friend was living). And the Smithies I interacted with were all super lovely, intellectual, and hip! Definitely the kind of folks I'd love to talk to and learn from! See more..
   
4. 5.0 Mount Holyoke College (58 reviews)
   - I heart Mount Holyoke
   Educational sites
   
   
   I love Mount Holyoke! It is the prettiest place in New England in the fall, even if you don't go to school there. The atmosphere is safe, friendly and liberating and I've never been anywhere else like it. Stuff to do there? The greenhouse is easy to breeze by but it's one of the coolest parts of the campus - there's even small jungle room. The art museum always puts on a good show and contains the perfect amount of stuff to see in an afternoon. There's a gravel path that loops upper lake for a scenic not-so-challenging hike, and if you're into horses you should check out the equestrian center, apparently it's one of the best ones in the Northeast. The library looks like a wing of Hogwarts on the inside and has a great coffee shop in the lobby, And check out Kendade, the new green science building, it's pretty spacey. Also the campus center always has student-oriented stuff going on on Friday and Saturday nights. Good times! See more..
   
5. 5.0 R. Michelson Galleries (40 reviews)
   - A WORLD-CLASS ART GALLERY IN A MOST FRIENDLY TOWN
   Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Art Galleries
   
   
   The Michelson Galleries are full of surprises for both what is on display at length there and for their special exhibits. Many major artists choose to show their work at Michelsons, whose owner, Richard Michelson, is also a poet, a playwright, a children's book writer and so much more .... and a significant national prizewinner! See more..
   
6. 5.0 Three Sisters Sanctuary (28 reviews)
   - Interesting place to stop along the road
   Points of Interest & Landmarks • Gardens
   
   
   The site is open to walk around at anytime but the best time is when the owner is there. He will talk to you about his inspiration and how he put together a lot of the works of art. This place is a must check out spot if you are in western Massachusetts. See more..