The City of Housatonic, MA
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Housatonic is a small town in the state of Massachusetts. The largest nearby city to Housatonic is Albany, approximately 38 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Housatonic, including Lion's Den, Friendly Ice Cream Restaurants, Caffe POMO D'Oro, Jack's Grill and Card Lake Inn. For a larger selection of Housatonic restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Housatonic Museums, Botanical Gardens, Golf Courses and/or Ski Resorts, including the Norman Rockwell Museum, Merwin House, Naumkeag, Mission House (Stockbridge Massachusetts) and Berkshire Botanical Garden. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Housatonic please click on the Attractions tab above. The following airport is located in or near Housatonic:
- Albany Intl. Airport (ALB)
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Housatonic, Massachusetts Attractions
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Albany Institute of History and Art - , Albany, The Albany Institute of History & Art is a museum in Albany, New York "dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting and promoting interest in the history, art, and culture of Albany and the Upper Hudson Valley region". The museum is located at 125 Washington Avenue in downtown Albany. Founded in 1791, it is among the oldest museums in the US.
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Arrowhead (Herman Melville) - Pittsfield, Arrowhead, which is also referred to as Herman Melville House, was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years from 1850-1863. In this house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Melville wrote some of his major work: the novels Moby-Dick, Pierre, The Confidence-Man, and Israel Potter; a collection of short stories entitled The Piazza Tales and including "I and My Chimney," "Benito Cereno," "Bartleby the Scrivener," and "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids"; all his magazine stories; and some of his poetry.
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Bartholomew's Cobble - Sheffield, Bartholomew's Cobble is a 329-acre National Natural Landmark, open space preserve, agricultural preserve, and bio-reserve located in southwest Massachusetts in the village of Ashley Falls abutting Canaan, Connecticut. The preserve contains over 800 plant species including North America's greatest diversity of ferns and the greatest overall biodiversity in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; it also contains Massachusetts' highest populations of ground nesting bobolinks.
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Bas-Ridge Golf Course - Hinsdale, The Bas-Ridge Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Berkshire County Massachusetts. Built in 1982, this Hinsdale course designed by Rowland Armacost is open apr 1 to nov 1. Tee times are accepted up to 1 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 413-655-2605. The golf course dress code is as follows: Shirt and shoes required.
Address: Plunkett St, Hinsdale, MA 1235
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Berkshire Botanical Garden - Stockbridge, The Berkshire Botanical Garden, is a 15 acre botanical garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the US. Its collections contain over 3,000 species and varieties, with an emphasis on plants that thrive in the Berkshires.
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Berkshire Museum - Pittsfield, The Berkshire Museum is a museum of natural history, art and ancient civilization that is located in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
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Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum - Lenox, The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum is a railroad museum that is situated in Lenox, Massachusetts that offers historical exhibits as well as train rides up to Stockbridge, Massachusetts on the Housatonic Railroad right of way. The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum was founded in 1984, as a not for profit organization. In 1984, the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum began operating passenger excursions between Lee and Great Barrington, over tracks owned by the Housatonic Railroad.
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Bidwell House Museum - Monterey, The Bidwell House Museum is a historic house and museum on Art School Road in Monterey, Massachusetts.
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Blandford Ski Area - Blandford, Blandford Ski Area is a ski area located in Blandford, Massachusetts and is operated by the Springfield Ski Club. Blandford Ski Area has been owned by the Springfield Ski Club since 1936. This is the oldest, continuously operating club-owned ski area in North America. It has 23 trails served by 3 double chairlifts, a surface tow, and a magic carpet lift. The mountain has 80% snow-making, 11 night skiing trails, and two terrain parks.
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Bousquet Ski Area - Pittsfield, Bousquet Ski Area is a 200-acre ski area located in on a northern summit of Yokun Ridge in Pittsfield, Massachusetts within the Berkshires cultural region. The resort features a vertical drop of 750 feet, a lift-top elevation of 1,818 feet, twenty-four trails, five lifts, one terrain park, and 75% snowmaking capacity.
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Housatonic, Massachusetts Hotels
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Housatonic, Massachusetts Restaurants
This is a list of Housatonic Family Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers. Happy Dining!
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