Things To Do in Amherst, Massachusetts

A more unusual museum is the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, which features work by the local curat... More on Moon Handbooks: Massachusetts

A museum dedicated to the art of picture books. More on uptake_content

With three higher learning institutions within its city limits, Amherst is a quintessential college town. Discuss politics over coffee in a local cafe, read a book on the grass outside, or catch a...

Named for Baron Jeffery Amherst, a British general during the last of the French and Indian Wars, the illustrious liberal-arts college was founded in 1821. Robert Frost was a member of the faculty... More on Frommers

This course is best known for a river that comes into play on thirteen holes. The fairways are wide open, and the large greens are fast and undulating. For additional information ... More on Golf.com

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Just about everybody who comes here makes straight for the Emily Dickinson Museum. The museum comprises Th... More on The Rough Guide to: New England

Emily Dickinson's troubled life and influential work are chronicled at the Emily Dickinson Museum located i... More on Heritage

Cherry Hill Golf Course is truly "a course for everyone." It has something to offer all levels of golfing abilities. It's challenging for both the beginner as well as the scratch golfer, yet it off... More on Cherryhillgolf.org

Cherry Hill is the most affordable course around. More on GolfReview

Amherst Golf Club, Inc. is a 9-hole regulation length golf course in Amherst, Massachusetts. This short layout will reward good shots and provide a fun golf outing for everyone. Online tee times ma... More on TheGolfCourses.net

This short nine hole course features small greens and wide fairways. This course is located on the Amherst College grounds. More on Golf.com

The National Yiddish Book Center offers year-round programs that celebrate modern Jewish literature and culture . The Center's architecturally distinctive home, adjacent to the Eric Carle Museum, o... More on uptake_content

An absolutely gorgeous building houses the contents of this massive undertaking. More on igougo

The Pratt Museum of Natural History at Amherst College features exhibits that showcase paleontology, geology and the Edward Hitchcock ichnology ... More on MuseumStuff.com

The Amherst College Museum of Natural History houses outstanding collections and exhibits that include vertebrate and invertebrate ... More on uptake_content

Mudpie, now known as Amherst Community Arts Center is a great, growing art center located right off ... More on Judysbook.com