The Springfield Armory National Park in Springfield
The leaves in Autumn - particularly concentrations of maples around old farmsteads where 'sugar bushes' were maintained for sugaring and on relatively moist upland sites. Oaks -- predominating on dryer, rockier sites -- are less spectacular.
Prestigious universities and liberal arts colleges - in Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, and throughout the Pioneer Valley.
The Quadrangle in Springfield - 5 excellent museums, featuring the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and the United States' first planetarium.
The Emily Dickinson House in Amherst - America's most famous female poet lived her entire life in this beautiful house. Excellent tour.
Forest Park in Springfield - a 735-acre urban park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead (of NYC's Central Park Fame,) features a sizable zoo, America's first public pool, and Bright Nights - a nationally-known holiday light show that stretches for 2 miles throughout the park.
Downtown Northampton - Northampton is the bohemian center of the Pioneer Valley, (which is saying something because much of it is artsy,) Northampton's downtown features numerous restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries, music venues, quirky shops, and street performers. It's people-watching heaven!
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