Guidebook for Amherst
Food scene
This is our favorite restaurant in Amherst. The food is always fresh and prepared perfectly. Order with the host and then the food is brought to the table. Gets busy some weekend nights so arrive early if possible.
Crazy Noodles
36 Main StThis is our favorite restaurant in Amherst. The food is always fresh and prepared perfectly. Order with the host and then the food is brought to the table. Gets busy some weekend nights so arrive early if possible.
Love getting take out from this family owned business. We love getting the party pizza!
Primo Too Pizzeria Amherst
2144 255 Triangle StLove getting take out from this family owned business. We love getting the party pizza!
Excellent place for a snack or dessert. Our favorite toppings are fresh raspberries, dark chocolate chips.
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GoBerry
28 Amity StExcellent place for a snack or dessert. Our favorite toppings are fresh raspberries, dark chocolate chips.
Atkins Farms Country Market is a locally owned and operated business and has an amazing selection of locally produced and seasonal products. They have an excellent selection of baked goods and lunch items.
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Atkins Farms Country Market
1150 West StAtkins Farms Country Market is a locally owned and operated business and has an amazing selection of locally produced and seasonal products. They have an excellent selection of baked goods and lunch items.
Hefty portions of classic Italian fare plus pizza & subs in a casual, family-friendly setting. I love this restaurant because they have casual dining on the first floor and more formal dining on the second floor. I would definitely recommend making reservations for the 2nd floor.
Pasta E Basta
26 Main StHefty portions of classic Italian fare plus pizza & subs in a casual, family-friendly setting. I love this restaurant because they have casual dining on the first floor and more formal dining on the second floor. I would definitely recommend making reservations for the 2nd floor.
IYA
1 E Pleasant StFamily dairy farm in the beautiful Pioneer Valley. Enjoy homemade ice cream and watch the cows. Great place for lunch, ice cream and local groceries.
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Flayvors of Cook Farm
129 S Maple StFamily dairy farm in the beautiful Pioneer Valley. Enjoy homemade ice cream and watch the cows. Great place for lunch, ice cream and local groceries.
Arts & Culture
Great place to go with younger kids, under 10. There is an art room where kids can create and play. Check their website for story time hours and performances. Adults will also enjoy the exhibit halls. After enjoying the museum be sure to stop by Atkins Farm Country Market for all the local favorites!
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
125 W Bay RdGreat place to go with younger kids, under 10. There is an art room where kids can create and play. Check their website for story time hours and performances. Adults will also enjoy the exhibit halls. After enjoying the museum be sure to stop by Atkins Farm Country Market for all the local favorites!
The Emily Dickinson Museum is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855–1886 of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death. I would definitely recommend taking the guided tour.
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Emily Dickinson Museum
280 Main StThe Emily Dickinson Museum is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855–1886 of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death. I would definitely recommend taking the guided tour.
The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors. Love this museum! This is fun for all ages!
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Beneski Museum of Natural History
11 Barrett Hill DrThe Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors. Love this museum! This is fun for all ages!
Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of the prestigious architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. His wife, Olga Kilyeni Mead, left her entire estate to Amherst College. The museum is free and open to the public.
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Mead Art Museum
41 Quadrangle DrMead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of the prestigious architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. His wife, Olga Kilyeni Mead, left her entire estate to Amherst College. The museum is free and open to the public.
University Museum of Contemporary Art
Presidents DriveThe contemporary art museum at UMass Amherst.
Historic Deerfield Inc., founded in 1952, is an outdoor museum that interprets the history and culture of early New England and the Connecticut River Valley. Visitors can tour twelve carefully-preserved antique houses dating from 1730 to 1850, and explore world-class collections of regional furniture, silver, textiles, and other decorative arts on display in the authentic period houses and in the Flynt Center of Early New England Life, a state-of-the-art museum facility featuring exhibitions and a visible storage area. Our research library, the Henry N. Flynt Library, includes more than 21,000 volumes (reference works, microfilm and newspapers) on the history and material culture of the region.
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Historic Deerfield
80 Old Main StHistoric Deerfield Inc., founded in 1952, is an outdoor museum that interprets the history and culture of early New England and the Connecticut River Valley. Visitors can tour twelve carefully-preserved antique houses dating from 1730 to 1850, and explore world-class collections of regional furniture, silver, textiles, and other decorative arts on display in the authentic period houses and in the Flynt Center of Early New England Life, a state-of-the-art museum facility featuring exhibitions and a visible storage area. Our research library, the Henry N. Flynt Library, includes more than 21,000 volumes (reference works, microfilm and newspapers) on the history and material culture of the region.
The Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate Yiddish and modern Jewish literature and culture.
The million books recovered by the Yiddish Book Center represent Jews’ first sustained literary and cultural encounter with the modern world. They are a window on the past thousand years of Jewish history, a precursor of modern Jewish writing in English, Hebrew and other languages, and a springboard for new creativity. Since our founding in 1980 we have launched a wide range of bibliographic, educational, and cultural programs to share these treasures with the wider world.
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Yiddish Book Center
1021 West StThe Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate Yiddish and modern Jewish literature and culture.
The million books recovered by the Yiddish Book Center represent Jews’ first sustained literary and cultural encounter with the modern world. They are a window on the past thousand years of Jewish history, a precursor of modern Jewish writing in English, Hebrew and other languages, and a springboard for new creativity. Since our founding in 1980 we have launched a wide range of bibliographic, educational, and cultural programs to share these treasures with the wider world.
Hosting nationally acclaimed performing arts series, galleries and educational programs.
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UMass Fine Arts Center
151 Presidents DrHosting nationally acclaimed performing arts series, galleries and educational programs.
Shopping
The Toy Box has an excellent selection of toys, games, arts and crafts, stuffed animals and much more.
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The Toy Box
201 N Pleasant StThe Toy Box has an excellent selection of toys, games, arts and crafts, stuffed animals and much more.
Time-tested, local boutique offering fashionable clothing, shoes & brand-name accessories for women.
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Zanna
187 N Pleasant StTime-tested, local boutique offering fashionable clothing, shoes & brand-name accessories for women.
Located on the historic town common in beautiful downtown Amherst, Massachusetts, A. J. Hastings is a family owned and operated business that has been providing office and school supplies to the local community and nearby collegiate market since 1914.
A J Hastings Inc
45 S Pleasant StLocated on the historic town common in beautiful downtown Amherst, Massachusetts, A. J. Hastings is a family owned and operated business that has been providing office and school supplies to the local community and nearby collegiate market since 1914.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful hiking area, dog allowed on leash.
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Amethyst Brook Conservation Area
132 Pelham RdBeautiful hiking area, dog allowed on leash.
Notch Visitor Center
1500 West StMany beautiful trails, a variety of options.
The Fort River Trail is located in the Fort River Division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge: 260 acres of forests, riverlands, and grasslands providing exceptional wildlife habitat for birds and other animals. The Fort River Trail passes through all of these picturesque landscapes, offering excellent opportunities for bird-watching and wildlife observation. The trail is 1.2 miles long and is constructed with boardwalks and flat surfaces, making it universally accessible to wheelchairs, strollers, and the blind.
Silvio O. Conte Nature Trail
Moody Bridge RoadThe Fort River Trail is located in the Fort River Division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge: 260 acres of forests, riverlands, and grasslands providing exceptional wildlife habitat for birds and other animals. The Fort River Trail passes through all of these picturesque landscapes, offering excellent opportunities for bird-watching and wildlife observation. The trail is 1.2 miles long and is constructed with boardwalks and flat surfaces, making it universally accessible to wheelchairs, strollers, and the blind.
Park with basketball/tennis courts, a toddlers' play area & pool, plus trails, picnic tables & BBQs.
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Mill River Recreation Area
95 Montague RdPark with basketball/tennis courts, a toddlers' play area & pool, plus trails, picnic tables & BBQs.
Providing hands-on science and nature programs for all ages that inspire wonder and connection to our environment. Home of New England's first public ''living'' environmental education center!
Stop by to check out this amazing living building and walk on their trails.
Hitchcock Center for the Environment
845 West StProviding hands-on science and nature programs for all ages that inspire wonder and connection to our environment. Home of New England's first public ''living'' environmental education center!
Stop by to check out this amazing living building and walk on their trails.
Magic Wings is an 8,000 square-foot tropical environment; home to 3,500 live butterflies. Gift Shop and Monarch Restaurant also offered.
Great place to visit with kids of all ages. We enjoy going to Yankee Candle and Magic Wings the same day.
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Conservatorio de Mariposas Magic Wings
281 Greenfield RdMagic Wings is an 8,000 square-foot tropical environment; home to 3,500 live butterflies. Gift Shop and Monarch Restaurant also offered.
Great place to visit with kids of all ages. We enjoy going to Yankee Candle and Magic Wings the same day.
Beautiful trails along wide paths. Most of the trail is in the shade. Great place to bike ride. Large loop is 3.3 miles and smaller loop closer to 2 miles. Parking is located at the Elks Club in Holyoke.
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Ashley Reservoir
Beautiful trails along wide paths. Most of the trail is in the shade. Great place to bike ride. Large loop is 3.3 miles and smaller loop closer to 2 miles. Parking is located at the Elks Club in Holyoke.
Sightseeing
Amherst Farm Winery
529 Belchertown RdFun place for wine tasting.
Entertainment & Activities
Hampshire Mall
367 Russell StInterskate 91 North
367 Russell StPiNZ - Hadley
367 Russell StreetCinemark at Hampshire Mall and XD
367 Russell StUMass Fine Arts Center
151 Presidents DrStroll through the Bavarian Christmas Village, the Nutcracker Castle, and our home store. Enjoy fabulous candles, home decor and holiday shopping. Savor freshly-made fudge and other sweet treats in our fudge shop. Dip your own candles and watch history brought to life in our candlemaking museum. Open daily, 10-6. Come for the candles, stay for the fun!
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Yankee Candle
25 Greenfield RdStroll through the Bavarian Christmas Village, the Nutcracker Castle, and our home store. Enjoy fabulous candles, home decor and holiday shopping. Savor freshly-made fudge and other sweet treats in our fudge shop. Dip your own candles and watch history brought to life in our candlemaking museum. Open daily, 10-6. Come for the candles, stay for the fun!
Amherst Cinema shows first-run independent film and world cinema on four screens every day – Oscar® winners and film gems seen nowhere else in Western Massachusetts. Our comfortable, fully accessible theaters offer state-of-the-art projection and sound and our friendly staff will welcome you.
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Amherst Cinema Arts Center
28 Amity StAmherst Cinema shows first-run independent film and world cinema on four screens every day – Oscar® winners and film gems seen nowhere else in Western Massachusetts. Our comfortable, fully accessible theaters offer state-of-the-art projection and sound and our friendly staff will welcome you.
Joe Czajkowski Farm
86 Comins RdPick your own strawberries in June.
Essentials
Stop & Shop
228 King StLocal grocery store.
Big Y World Class Market is grocery store that also sells local items, has a seating area, coffee shop, prepared items, deli and excellent sushi selection.
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Big Y World Class Market
175 University DrBig Y World Class Market is grocery store that also sells local items, has a seating area, coffee shop, prepared items, deli and excellent sushi selection.
Farm and Farm Store specializing in organic produce, fresh eggs and grass-fed meats.
Simple Gifts Farm
1089 N Pleasant StFarm and Farm Store specializing in organic produce, fresh eggs and grass-fed meats.