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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Pittsfield

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Updated July 16, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Pittsfield

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Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Herman Melville's Arrowhead

Herman Melville wrote 'Moby Dick' in this landmark 18th-century house surrounded by farmland.

The Shakers lived purposefully simple lives on this site for generations.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Hancock Shaker Village

Wander the sprawling living museum on the site of one of a 16th-century community.

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Library of the Mount

Lenox, Massachusetts

The Mount

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

8 miles from Pittsfield

Retro Pop Shop

Lee, Massachusetts

Retro Pop Shop

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

8 miles from Pittsfield

The Becket Land Trust Historic Quarry and Forest

Becket, Massachusetts

Becket Land Trust Historic Quarry and Forest

Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.

11 miles from Pittsfield

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Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Site of Alice's Restaurant

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

12 miles from Pittsfield

“Freedom of Speech”

Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Norman Rockwell Museum

A rich collection honors the iconic American artist, down to the jacket worn in his “Freedom of Speech” painting.

12 miles from Pittsfield

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