Science Boot Camp 2013
Things to Do Outside
Puffer's Pond North Amherst. Free.
No lifeguard. Link goes to rules & regs.
- Hiking around Amherst
A literary trail! Guide to the Robert Frost Trail
- For the adventurous
Balloon rides, canopy tours, rafting - even skydiving!
- New England Wildflower Society's Nasami Farm In Whately.
Native plant nursery and retail store
Indoor Activities
Museums:
- Beneski Natural History Museum
at Amherst College. Free admission. Great fossil displays! - Emily Dickinson Museum
In town; "The Homestead" and "Evergreens" - her brother Austen's house next door. Admission $10.
Emily's grave is in the cemetary in town. - Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
on Hampshire College campus. Admission: $9 - see "Ways to Save" - Great Falls Discovery Center
Turners Falls - natural, cultural, & industrial history of the Connecticut River valley. Free admission. - Mead Art Museum
at Amherst College. Free admission. - Smith College Museum of Art
Northampton. Admission charged ($5 or less) - University Museum of Contemporary Art
at UMass Amherst. Free admission. - Yiddish Book Center
on the Hampshire College campus. Free admission
Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory
South Deerfield - Admission (adult) $14.
For the lepidopterist in us all!
Local Restaurants
Amherst restaurants - a site with links to menus. TripAdvisor reviews
Amherst Chamber of Commerce restaurant list
Local coffee (Amherst):
- Procrastination Station - Du Bois Library lobby
- Rao's - roasted in Hadley, served at Rao's in town (17 Kellogg Ave.) Reviews
- Amherst Coffee - 28 Amity St.
Coffee, tea, wine, spirits. - Starbuck's - 71 North Pleasant St. - the usual
Sweets
- Bart's - ice cream plus
- Black Sheep Deli - great deli and bakery - coffee too
- GoBerry - frozen yogurt
- Henion Bakery - good baked goods + coffee
Local brew pubs, and one local pub:
- Amherst Brewing Co. (ABC)
- The Harp (not a brewery; probably the closest pub to us)
- Northampton Brewery
- The People's Pint (Greenfield)
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