Best places: Tourist attractions in Great Barrington, United States

Significant collection of the artist's original work & memorabilia on display in his hometown.

Privately-run seasonal park with gardens, playing fields, picnic tables & performances, plus tours.

Forested park with varied trails leading to a tall single-drop waterfall, plus picnic areas.

Visitors can tour this spacious, 19th-century summer home & picnic on its landscaped grounds.

Nature walks & rugged hikes in a landscape of forests, meadows & marshes known for resident beavers.

Museum featuring antique (1900-1935) airplanes, which still fly in shows, plus cars & motorcycles.

Family-friendly biking & walking route along an old train line, with cross-country skiing in winter.

👍 Very cute place! The only downside was many of the animals weren’t there- inside or outside. We did see TONS of turkey vultures, lemurs, snakes, turtles, emus, a rabbit, fish, cranes, marmosets, and turkeys. There were no river otters or deer and many of the cages were empty so I’m not sure what wo...

Mountain park with an Indian monument, hiking trails, skiing, hunting, picnicking & birding.

With hiking & a summit road in season, the highest point in the state offers 60- to 90-mile views.

👍👍 Holy COW! THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!!! Never before seen waterfall incomprehensible the size of the falls! Mere photos and videos do no justice in there enormity! Kid friendly easy walking trails highly recommended! Still amazing!

Trails lead past waterfalls & up mountains at this rugged park popular for camping & trout fishing.

A living Shaker history museum with restored buildings, crafts & activities plus a cafe & shop.

48-acre wooded state park with waterfalls, picnic areas & hiking trails, plus fishing & restrooms.

👍👍 Beautiful bridge on Housatonic River. Parking is on both sides of the bridge. Route 7 goes adjacent to the river, and it is very scenic. One of Three Historic Bridges in CT 1. Bulls Bridge in Kent overlooking Housatonic River 2. West Cornwall Covered Bridge overlooking Housatonic River 3. The Co...

👍 A relatively short hike takes you to a pretty impressive waterfall. When I arrived there was a small parking lot. There should be a sign letting visitors know the trail entrance is to the left of the lot. Once I figured that out, I walked into the woods over a muddy trail. The trial is full of tree...

👍👍 Even if one just goes to the parking area there are spectacular views over Stockbridge Bowl. For hikers there are a couple of options. The Charcoal Trail is adjacent to the parking area. It is two miles, with scenic vistas to the north and south, and connects to a ridgeline trail that covers all of...

Creative hub with exhibition space & colorful, avant-garde sculptures in sizeable, leafy grounds.

👍👍 While Martin van Buren is hardly the most famous of US presidents, he is a fascinating character who was a major political figure in the antebellum period and deserves to be far better known. Here, at the house to which he ‘retired’ after leaving the White House in 1841, a good introduction is given...