📜 History in the Berkshires

Lot's of history here, including the Knox Trail along which cannons were towed on sleds from Lake George to Boston during the Revolutionary War.

  • New Boston Inn
    101 N Main St, Sandisfield, MA 01255 (directions)Sandisfield, MA
  • The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
    2 Plunkett St, Lenox, MA 01240 (directions)Lenox, MA
  • Naumkeag
    5 Prospect Hill Rd, Stockbridge, MA 01262 (directions)Stockbridge, MA
  • Hairpin Turn
    1935 Mohawk Trail, Clarksburg, MA 01247 (directions)

    The historic Hairpin Turn is at the end of the Mohawk Trail and has a little restaurant at a pull out with a great view of the mountains.

    Clarksburg, MA
  • Hancock Shaker Village
    1843 W Housatonic St, Pittsfield, MA 01201 (directions)

    Lots of great history here and a small cafe/gift shop. In the winter, they set up an outdoor lights display that you can walk around in. It's really nice, and the old round stone barn is a must-see.

    Pittsfield, MA
  • Santarella Gardens
    75 Main Rd, Tyringham, MA 01264 (directions)

    A quirky residence that is now an Airbnb. It is a life-sized gingerbread house in the middle of the farmlands of scenic Tyringham.

    Tyringham, MA