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Pittsfield
Pittsfield is a small city in western Massachusetts. It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College .
Get in
By airAlbany, NY (ALB), Albany, New York, . (About 45 miles away)
Bradley International Airport (BDL), Windsor Locks, Connecticut,. (About 75 miles away)
By car
Pittsfield is on Routes 20 and 7, accessible via Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) Exit 2.
By rail
Pittsfield is a rail stop on Amtrak's Lakeshore Limited, which operates daily between Boston and Chicago.
By bus
Pittsfield is served by several intercity bus lines offering regular service to Boston, New York, Albany, Hartford and points in between.
Get around
Pittsfield Visitors Center, 121 South Street, Phone: +1 413 395-0105.
See
Hancock Shaker Village, Routes 20 and 41, Phone: +1 413 443-0188, toll free +1 800 817-1137, . A widely acclaimed destination named The City of Peace by its residents, this Shaker community disbanded in 1960 and sold the buildings and over 900 acres to a group that formed a nonprofit preservation organization. This Shaker site is in remarkable shape, and features a unique round stone barn. It now encompasses about 1,200 acres and 20 restored buildings. See other Shaker villages in the northeast United States through the itinerary Touring Shaker country.
Albany Berkshire Ballet, 51 North Street, Phone: +1 413 445-5382. Professional ballet company, performs classical and contemporary dance.
Artscape, A self-guided tour of artwork in downtown Pittsfield.
Arrowhead, Home of Herman Melville, 780 Holmes Road, Phone: +1 413 442-1793, . Melville's home from 1850 to 1862, where Moby Dick and other works were written. House tours, gardens, nature trail, exhibits, museum shop.
Berkshire Artisans, 28 Renne Avenue, Phone: +1 413 499-9348. Municipal arts center.
Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Phone: +1 413 499-9486. History and genealogy.
Berkshire Lyric Theatre, 413-499-0258, . Chorus performs at various locations.
Berkshire Museum, Route 7 Downtown, Phone: +1 413 443-7171. The region's only museum of art, science and history.
Berkshire Music Hall, 58 Union Street, Phone: +1 413 499-5575. A 1912 vintage theatre presenting local and national productions from music to drama.
Berkshire Opera Company, 297 North Street, Phone: +1 413 442-9955, . Performs at Koussevitzky Arts Center, Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield Dukes, plays at 105 Wahconah St., Phone: +1 413 447-3853. New England Collegiate Baseball Team plays at historic Wahconah Park.
Silvio O. Conte National Records Center, 100 Dan Fox Dr., Phone: +1 413 445-6885. M-F 9AM-3PM. Primarily of interest to genealogists.
South Mountain Concerts, Routes 7 & 20, Phone: +1 413 442-2106. Sep & Oct Su afternoons. Chamber music since 1918.
Town Players, Performs at Berkshire Community College, Phone: +1 413 443-9279. October - May. America's oldest community theater.
Do
Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary, Phone: +1 413 637-0320. Trails, observation building, guided activities.
Bousquet Ski Area/Play Bousquet, 101 Dan Fox Drive, Phone: +1 413 442-8316, . 21 trails, 98% snowmaking. Day and night family oriented ski school. Rental skis and snowboards. In the summer water slides and other activities are available at Play Bousquet.
Onota Boat Livery, 463 Pecks Road, Phone: +1 413 442-1724. Go boating on Onota Lake.
U-Drive Boat Rentals, 1651 North Street, Phone:...
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