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1. Shakespeare & Company
The repertory company had long used buildings and amphitheaters on the grounds of The Mount to stage...
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2. Hancock Shaker Village
The serenity of the setting, among low hills and meadows, and the carefully considered placement of the...
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3. Wahconha Park
- For the wannabe cheerleaders!
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4. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
A lot of excitement and anticipation surrounded this ambitious project, the conversion of an empty 27-building...
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5. Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
In 1933, Ted Shawn decided to put on a show in the barn, and so was Jacob's Pillow born. After decades...
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6. Santarella
With no obligatory historic homes or museums to see in Lee, visitors often make the short excursion to...
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7. Tanglewood Music Festival
Lenox is filled with music every summer, and the undisputed headliner is the Boston Symphony Orchestra...
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8. Naumkeag
In 1886, Stanford White designed this 26-room summer house for Joseph Hodge Choate, who served as U.S....
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9. Arrowhead
Herman Melville bought this 18th-century house in 1850 and lived here until 1863. It was during this...
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10. Berkshire Botanical Garden
These 15 acres of flower beds, ponds, and vegetable and herb gardens are an inviting destination for...
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The Best of NileGuide
- There's only so many art museums a five-year-old can take. When it's time to let the kids run loose, it's time for Becket's family-friendly attractions. But it's not all playgrounds and jungle gyms; these attractions are truly fun for the whole family. You might just reconnect with your own inner child - or at least Becket's spirit of youth.
