Things to Do - Southern Berkshires
Sightseeing
Beautiful waterfall tucked away up in the hills of The Berkshires. Bash Bish is an absolutely serene place to visit if you want to see crystal clear waters like you've never seen before. Plenty of parking around the falls, and loads of trails to hike once you get there. #1 spot to take that special photo that will remind you of your trip to The Berkshires for years to come.
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Bash Bish Falls State Park
Falls RoadBeautiful waterfall tucked away up in the hills of The Berkshires. Bash Bish is an absolutely serene place to visit if you want to see crystal clear waters like you've never seen before. Plenty of parking around the falls, and loads of trails to hike once you get there. #1 spot to take that special photo that will remind you of your trip to The Berkshires for years to come.
Check out the Berkshire Natural Resources Council website for an incredibly well organize list of all the top hikes in The Berkshires. Berkshire Natural Resources Council is a non profit land preservation group that does a lot for preserving what beautiful land we have in The Berkshires, and does a lot to help keep this place special!
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Berkshire Natural Resources
309 Bank RowCheck out the Berkshire Natural Resources Council website for an incredibly well organize list of all the top hikes in The Berkshires. Berkshire Natural Resources Council is a non profit land preservation group that does a lot for preserving what beautiful land we have in The Berkshires, and does a lot to help keep this place special!
Arguably, or not so arguably, the top attraction here in The Berkshires. Summer home of The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood is home to many performers from all over the world. On most nights of the week during the summer Tanglewood is open for music ranging from classical to hip hop to all things in between.
If you want to experience the best of what Tanglewood and The Berkshires have to offer, pack yourself a nice little picnic and enjoy a beautiful night out on the lawn drinking wine and eating cheese underneath the stars listening to music. Can't be beat, and BYOB!
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Tanglewood
Arguably, or not so arguably, the top attraction here in The Berkshires. Summer home of The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood is home to many performers from all over the world. On most nights of the week during the summer Tanglewood is open for music ranging from classical to hip hop to all things in between.
If you want to experience the best of what Tanglewood and The Berkshires have to offer, pack yourself a nice little picnic and enjoy a beautiful night out on the lawn drinking wine and eating cheese underneath the stars listening to music. Can't be beat, and BYOB!
Westerlind is a well curated new outdoor apparel shop in downtown Great Barrington. The folks behind Westerlind continuously go to great lengths to keep their store filled with the latest and greatest trinkets and treasures that make us all feel comfy and cozy in the outdoors.
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Westerlind
41 Main StWesterlind is a well curated new outdoor apparel shop in downtown Great Barrington. The folks behind Westerlind continuously go to great lengths to keep their store filled with the latest and greatest trinkets and treasures that make us all feel comfy and cozy in the outdoors.
Local bike shop with a fantastic staff. These guys and gals will point you in the right direction for your next ride, will happily help you get your bike in tip top shape, and offer daily eBike rentals to get you out exploring The Berkshire hills in style!
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Berkshire Bike and Board
29 State RdLocal bike shop with a fantastic staff. These guys and gals will point you in the right direction for your next ride, will happily help you get your bike in tip top shape, and offer daily eBike rentals to get you out exploring The Berkshire hills in style!
Ramblewild, a ravine-straddling rope adventure course built across a sustainable forestry site that also features wind turbines and the maple syrup equivalent of the Keystone XL pipeline. Suspended on safety lines between the earth and the forest canopy, you’ll scramble — terrified and exhilarated — along eight aerial “trails” of varying difficulty. Don’t tell the kids, but this fun is serious: Ramblewild’s chief officer, Tim Gallagher, who once developed outdoor activities for abused children and later became director of health and healing at Canyon Ranch, aims to cure “nature deficit disorder” in children and adults alike ($69; from $57 for kids).
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Ramblewild Adventure Park
110 Brodie Mountain RdRamblewild, a ravine-straddling rope adventure course built across a sustainable forestry site that also features wind turbines and the maple syrup equivalent of the Keystone XL pipeline. Suspended on safety lines between the earth and the forest canopy, you’ll scramble — terrified and exhilarated — along eight aerial “trails” of varying difficulty. Don’t tell the kids, but this fun is serious: Ramblewild’s chief officer, Tim Gallagher, who once developed outdoor activities for abused children and later became director of health and healing at Canyon Ranch, aims to cure “nature deficit disorder” in children and adults alike ($69; from $57 for kids).
Brava is a wine and tapas bar opened in 2012 by Whitney Asher. Before you wade through the meticulously curated wine list (the beer pages are a treat, too), get in a few orders for the melt-in-your-mouth lamb chops ($17), which often run out. Brava, beloved by locals and performers who flock here after the curtains fall each night on the county’s summer stages, has just 30 seats and doesn’t take reservations. Good luck.
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Brava
65 Church StBrava is a wine and tapas bar opened in 2012 by Whitney Asher. Before you wade through the meticulously curated wine list (the beer pages are a treat, too), get in a few orders for the melt-in-your-mouth lamb chops ($17), which often run out. Brava, beloved by locals and performers who flock here after the curtains fall each night on the county’s summer stages, has just 30 seats and doesn’t take reservations. Good luck.
Shocking the neighbors with a porch on the chilly north side (to better see Mount Greylock), Herman Melville lived at Arrowhead, his 18th-century home, from 1850 to 1863. Inspired by the wintry mountain, he completed “Moby-Dick” here on a “sleigh load” of paper purchased in nearby Dalton, home of the Crane mills that still supply paper for American currency. Wander the nature trail or ponder the new community farm, focusing on crops Melville grew here (eggplant, peas, brassicas). Then take the guided tour of the home. Replicas of the harpoon in Melville’s study, sadly, aren’t for sale. Console yourself with a “Call Me Ishmael” T-shirt.
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Arrowhead Museum
780 Holmes RdShocking the neighbors with a porch on the chilly north side (to better see Mount Greylock), Herman Melville lived at Arrowhead, his 18th-century home, from 1850 to 1863. Inspired by the wintry mountain, he completed “Moby-Dick” here on a “sleigh load” of paper purchased in nearby Dalton, home of the Crane mills that still supply paper for American currency. Wander the nature trail or ponder the new community farm, focusing on crops Melville grew here (eggplant, peas, brassicas). Then take the guided tour of the home. Replicas of the harpoon in Melville’s study, sadly, aren’t for sale. Console yourself with a “Call Me Ishmael” T-shirt.
Freshly churned ice cream, need I say more. Situated on one of the most beautiful parcels in the valley of The Berkshires, High Lawn is a fully operational dairy farm producing some of the best ice cream on offer in the area.
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High Lawn Farm
535 Summer StFreshly churned ice cream, need I say more. Situated on one of the most beautiful parcels in the valley of The Berkshires, High Lawn is a fully operational dairy farm producing some of the best ice cream on offer in the area.
The Blue Hill / North Plain farm store is owned and operated by local favorite Sean Stanton. Sean humbly got his roots operating a small animal farm on his families land, which quickly took off into a local favorite.
Find all sorts of local treats for sale at the farm store. Local kimchee, heritage breed meat products, RAW milk and more!
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North Plain Farm
342 N Plain RdThe Blue Hill / North Plain farm store is owned and operated by local favorite Sean Stanton. Sean humbly got his roots operating a small animal farm on his families land, which quickly took off into a local favorite.
Find all sorts of local treats for sale at the farm store. Local kimchee, heritage breed meat products, RAW milk and more!
Berkshire Camino LLC
437 High StNorman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Rd