For art-lovers, I truly recommend the Northern Berkshire towns of North Adams and Williamstown. North Adams has the old industrial halls turned into a large gallery space for contemporary art, in a city that looks like a quintessential working-class city in the Appalachian Mountains. The MassMoca, as it is called, has retained much of its rough edges and shows modern cutting edge art, and also hosts concerts, including festivals such as the “Wilco”, which this summer hosted among others Jamie Lidell, Thurson Moore and Wilco. In addition it also hosts different performing arts.

Neighbouring Williamstown has the wonderful Clark Institute. This city has a small-town feel to it, while the gallery includes modern and older masterpieces, like Picasso, Degas and the like. Both the gallery in itself and the works on display are impressive. And be sure not to miss the tracks located in the nearby forest (though watch out for angry oxen strolling around).

The towns are not more than a 10 minute drive from each other, and by car it takes you about three hours to drive from Boston. For lodging, I would recommend Williamstown, being by far the nicer of the two cities and which has plenty of small B&Bs and nice restaurants. The city also houses a top notch liberal-arts college which also has a nice art collection, rendering the city an upper-class, though welcoming and relaxed, appearance.

www.massmoca.org/
87 Marshall Street, North Adams, MA 01247
+1 413 662 2111
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www.clarkart.edu/
225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United States
+1 413 458 2303
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My wife and I went to the incredible Philip Johnson Glass House, just outside of New Canaan. We thought it would be just the house, but turned out to be a garden of architectural gems. Highly recommended.

Stay Chez Frank at Silvermine Tavern in neighbouring Norfalk, CT. Great place.

philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/
199 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT 06840
+1 203 594 9884 x0
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www.silverminetavern.com/
194 Perry Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06850 +1 (203) 847 4558
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