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

Updated July 16, 2023
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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.

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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
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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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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
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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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