Six Flags Amusement Park of New England - Agawam, MA
1623 Main Street, Route 159 Agawam
877-4-SIX FLAGS
www.sixflags.com

The #1 roller coaster on the planet! Soar on one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world!

Six Flags  New England's largest amusement park, more than 160 rides , shows and attractions and a new 8-acre water park - Island Kingdom WaterPark - is what you will find here for fun. Entertainment  for the whole family.

Standing 117-feet high with over 2,600 feet of track, Batman-The Dark Knight will travel at a racing speed of 55mph, thrilling its passengers during 140 seconds of pure excitement! It provides the amazing thrills and adrenaline rush that only a super hero like Batman can give. Batman the dark knight is an innovative "floor-less" steel roller coaster that's the first of its kind in New England.  Head over to Agawam 15mins from downtown Springfield.

Lenox
Tanglewood Music Center
Route 183 (West Street), Lenox, MA.
www.bso.org

The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy the sounds of the  Boston Pops, James Taylor, David Brubeck, New York Philharmonic, music of Weber, Berlioz and Tchaikovsky,  Juilliard String Quartet just to name a few...Yup! you'll find all that at Tanglewood. You may also find  A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood with Garrison Keillor. Tanglewood's  property consisting of 210 acres.  Concert-goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, food and wine to accompany the music .The lawn is a popular destination for much of the crowd but if you would like a closer look you can get tickets for inside the Shed.

North Adams
MASS MoCA
87 Marshall Street , North Adams
(413)664-4481
www.massmoca.org

The largest Contemporary Arts Center in the county. Performing and Visual Arts, concerts, film, dance and theater.  MASS MoCA is a historic mill complex in the Berkshire mountains of Western Massachusetts which was converted into a multi-disciplinary center for visual, performing and media arts. The New York City Ballet performed here in 2002.

Kidspace at MASS MoCA is an art gallery and studio space in the heart of the MASS MoCA complex that is designed especially for students, teachers, and families. Exhibitions include innovative and challenging work by contemporary artists working in all media, as well as art materials and supplies so that young visitors may create art of their own.


Directions

Shelburne Falls 
Bridge of Flowers
16-22 Water Street (off Rte 2 Mohawk Trail), Shelburne Falls
(413) 625-2526

1908 Trolley Bridge converted into a 400-foot flowered pathway
Art exhibits,Glass Blowing,Gift Shops, Glacier Pot holes.

South Deerfield 
Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens
281 Greenfield Road (Rtes 5 & 10)
413-665-2805
www.magicwings.net


Surround yourself with a fluttering kaleidoscope of butterflies in the lush Conservatory garden, visit the art gallery or cool off with a Painted Lady Pistaschio or Monarch Maple Ice in the Magic Wings Cafe. Glass covered  conservatory and garden housing hundreds of living butterfies. 

South Deerfield
Yankee Candle Company
Rte 5 & 10 South Deerfield
413-665-2929

Gift shop, Bavarian village and a working candle company that uses 200 year old equipment to demonstrate traditional candlemaking.

Springfield

Naismith Basketball  Hall of Fame   Springfield Massachusetts, the birthplace of Basketball 1150 West Columbus Avenue Springfield, MA 01105 Phone: (413) 781-6500 or (877) 4HOOPLA

www.hoophall.com 

The Basketball Hall of Fame collects, preserves, displays and makes accessible materials that document the history of basketball from its founding in 1891 to the present. The Hall of Fame documents basketball on the high school, college, professional and international levels, both men and women.  There are 241 Hall of Famers and four teams enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Visitors can learn about the game's original rules, the first paid professional, barnstorming teams, the size of Bob Lanier's sneakers, Bob Kurland's college career, John Havlicek's career scoring average and the dimension of a regulation basketball court...and much much more...

The Springfield Library & Museums at the Quadrangle and More..
    
 4 Great Museums in one location & Dr. Suess Memorial

Theodor Geisel base known as Dr. Seuss, was born on Howard Street in the city of Springfield and lived on Fairfield Street until he left for Dartmouth college. Many of his books reflect experiences he had while  growing up here .

"One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" "Green Eggs and Ham" " Oh, the places you'll go!" - Dr.Seuss

Now you will find a Museum in honor of Dr.Seuss the:
DR. SEUSS NATIONAL MEMORIAL is located a the Quadrangle there is a Sculpture Garden with 5 bronze sculptures displaying Dr.Suess's art. Included in the 5 sculptures are a replica of Dr.Seuss himself with Cat in the Hat, 14 foot high Horton the Elephant, the Grinch and his dog, Yertle the Turtle(10 turtles tall), The Lorax, Gertrude McFuzz, Thidwick the Moose and  Things One and Two.

Located at the Quadrangle-State & Chestnut Streets in Springfield
220 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103
Tel: (413) 263 6800; catinthehat.org  

The Zoo in Forest Park
Sumner Avenue, Route 83
Springfield, MA
413-733-2251

The Zoo in Forest Park is a non-profit organization governed by the Forest Park Zoological Society. Situated in Forest Park, a 735 acre woodland park in Springfield, the Zoo features exotic and indigenous animals representing a large variety of species found throughout the world and in North America.
There are more than 100 species and also a seasonal train tour not to mention lush gardens for your enjoyment. See the Alpaca, Wallaby, Cougar, Bear and more of their friends. There are trains rides, a snack bar and a gift shop too. 

Open daily April 15 to November 15, weekends from November 15 to December 31. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Closed during the month of January. Reopens for February school vacations and weekends through April 15. Group tours available. (413) 733-2251

www.forestparkzoo.com

Springfield Museums
Museum of Fine Arts
Quadrangle, State & Chestnut Streets
Springfield, MA (413) 263-6800.

Here you'll find 14 Galleries of paintings and sculptures of
Fine American and European - including works by such masters as Homer, Monet, Pissarro , O'Keeffe and Calder. Paintings are 14th thru the 20th centuries - works by Chardin,  Gericault, Tiepolo, and Corot. The Impressionist Gallery boasts works by Pisarro, Degas, Gauguin and Monet. A fine Dutch and Flemish collection includes paintings by Ferdinand Bol and one of the earliest signed works by Jacob van Ruisdael.
www.quadrangle.org

Stockbridge
Chesterwood Museum
Off  Rte 183, Stockbridge
(413)-298-3579
www.chesterwood.org

Here you will find the summer estate of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Concord Minute Man and seated Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. There is a garden here you can walk through, sculpture studio and nature trail.

West Springfield

Sept. 17-Oct. 3, 2004 Rated as the the 10th largest fair in New England Eastern State Exposition "the BIG E" 1305 Memorial Avenue West Springfield, MA Total 2001 Big E attendance - 1,135,480 413-737-2443 or 24-hour Info Line: 413-205-5115

www.thebige.com

New England's autumn tradition.  Lot's of "Fun" to be had here.  It's a New England extravaganza with free top name entertainment, major exhibits, The Big E Super Circus, the Avenue of States, dazzling thrill shows, New England history and agriculture, animals, rides, shopping, crafts, a daily parade and a Mardi Gras parade and foods from around the world for 17 glorious days during New England's most colorful season...and food, food, food. 

Here you will find full size replicas of the original six New England statehouses that grace the broad boulevard known as the Avenue of States.
This 175-acre facility is home to 100 annual shows and events, Storrowtown Village Museum and The Big E, "Carnival New England." 
    
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Williamstown
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Rte 2, Williamstown MA
(located in the heart of Williams College)
www.wtfestival.org

Nestled in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, the Williamstown Theatre Festival is a summer-long celebration of theater that brings together a vast and impressive array of artists and offers audiences varied cultural experiences.

From mid-June through late-August every summer, WTF presents over two hundred performances of classic and new plays on its Main and Nikos Stages. Many well known artist have preformed here including Joanne Woodward, Paul Newman, Blythe Danner, Richard Chemberlain, Christopher Reeves and Gwyneth Paltrow for a sampling.