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Attractions near Amherst Town

Start with Emily Dickinson Museum: the sights of Amherst Town

Visitors to Amherst Town can choose from 35 museums, 6 city parks and 5 gardens. 7 places to visit are mapped inside Amherst Town, with 58 more within 40 miles. Springfield Armory National Historic Site welcomes about 14K visitors a year. Beyond the town, Lake Chaubunagungamaug sits 41 mi away.

Attractions nearby
132
within 60 miles
The big one
41 mi
Lake Chaubunagungamaug
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Ski areas
11
Mount Snow
Big draws
1
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 41 mi southeast

Lake Chaubunagungamaug

Lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where to go

Mount Monadnock marks the outer edge, 40 mi away.

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Orange: Amherst Town. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Place by place

65 places in all: 7 in town and 125 within 60 miles.

The places inside Amherst Town lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Amherst Town → · Amherst Town’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Emily Dickinson Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mead Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College: Steve Sauter, Public domain · University Museum of Contemporary Art: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Octagon at Amherst College: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Springfield Armory National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Walden Pond: Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Quabbin Reservoir: engineerchange, CC BY 2.0 · PeoplesBank Arena: PeoplesBank Arena, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags New England: Canadaolympic989, Public domain · Lake Compounce: Wildcat1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pratt & Whitney Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Norman Rockwell Museum: User:Rmrfstar, CC BY 2.5 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mark Twain House: Makemake at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · DCU Center: Terageorge, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Old Sturbridge Village: Wgmleslie at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · American Heritage Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Burnside Fountain: Daderot, CC0 · Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art: N-Lange.de, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bennington Battle Monument: Phil Boucher, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Volleyball Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MassMutual Center: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minute Man National Historical Park: Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Trinity Health Stadium: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Hancock Shaker Village: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Purgatory Chasm State Reservation: Dale E. Martin (Martinde), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arrowhead: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · New England Air Museum: Ironass, Public domain · Worcester Art Museum: Roman mosaics dating between 2nd and 4th centuries AD, excavated at Antioch, Tur, Public domain · Post-Attack Command and Control System Facility, Hadley: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Higgins Armory Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Fruitlands Museum: Daderot, Public domain · New Britain Museum of American Art: Staib, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroad Museum of New England: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wachusett Mountain Ski Area: Whit Andrews, CC BY 2.0 · Berkshire Museum: Berkshiremuseum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · EcoTarium: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Harriet Beecher Stowe House: Midnightdreary, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hill-Stead Museum: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Historic Deerfield: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Williams College Museum of Art: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Magic Mountain Ski Area: Jared C. Benedict, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forest Park: Detroit Publishing Company, Public domain · Nathan Hale Homestead: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park: Bestbudbrian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut Science Center: Josephtbrophy, Public domain · Connecticut Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Daderot, Public domain · White City: Photographer not credited, Public domain · Concord Museum: openroads.com, CC BY 2.0 · Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum: JJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Garden in the Woods: Daderot, Public domain · Smith College Museum of Art: WindingRoad, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Cullen Bryant Homestead: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bennington Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Daniel Benton Homestead: Topshelver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hubbard Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · American Clock & Watch Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Andres Institute of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Berkshire Botanical Garden: Daderot at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brattleboro Museum and Art Center: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colonel John Ashley House: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Danforth Museum: Daderot, Public domain · Fitchburg Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Garbage Museum: Estieak Uddin Ahamad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Icon Museum and Study Center: Victor Grigas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lupa Zoo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prudence Crandall House: Jerry Dougherty, CC BY 2.5 · Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Springfield Science Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Stanley Park: Daderot, Public domain · The Botanic Garden of Smith College: Daderot, CC0 · Topsmead: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0 · Veterans Stadium: Michael Lawlor, Jr (Wolfp10 at en.wikipedia), Public domain · Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum: SveaA, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Willard House and Clock Museum: Horology at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Worcester Historical Museum: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anthony House: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Babb's Beach: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Clara Barton Homestead: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger), Public domain · Colt Park: I took this photograph., Public domain · E. N. Jenckes Store: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Joseph Allen Skinner Museum: Daderot, CC0 · Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts: Daderot, CC0 · Stadium Theatre: Swampyank at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Benton Museum of Art: Topshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Academy Hall: –Grondemar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Connecticut State Museum of Natural History: Topshelver, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Doyle Community Park & Center: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hadwen Arboretum: Clark has trees, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hartford Botanical Garden: I took this photograph., Public domain · Jones Tavern: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Mittineague Park: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Holyoke College Botanic Garden: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pope Park: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Porter-Phelps-Huntington House: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Southern Vermont Natural History Museum: Jmbvt, CC0 · Tuckerman Hall: Tuckerman Hall management, Public domain · Van Horn Park: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Windham Textile and History Museum: JJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Connecticut Historical Society: Sage Ross, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Noden-Reed Museum: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Veterans Park (Holyoke, Massachusetts): User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0

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