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The Red Lion Inn
30 Main Street
Stockbridge, in the Berkshires, Massachusetts 01262-0954 USA
Area Attractions
| Attraction | Description |
|---|---|
| Norman Rockwell Museum | Norman Rockwell Museum is dedicated to education and art appreciation inspired by the legacy of Norman Rockwell. The museum preserves, studies and communicates with a worldwide audience the life, art and spirit of Norman Rockwell in the field of illustration. The museum is a gathering place for reflection, involvement, and discovery through the enjoyment of the artist’s work. Norman Rockwell’s unique contributions to art and society, popular culture and social commentary influence the museum’s programs and interpretations. |
| Hancock Shaker Village | The Shakers have made important contributions to American culture including art, architecture, craftsmanship, music, government, agriculture, and commerce. Hancock Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark, brings the Shaker story to life and preserves it for future generations. Visit Hancock Shaker Village and be inspired by the principled living and extraordinary lives of the Shakers in America. |
| Berkshire Theatre Festival | Founded in 1928, Berkshire Theatre Festival is one of the oldest professional regional theaters in the United States and the longest-running cultural organization in the Berkshires. Berkshire Theatre Festival's mission is to sustain, promote, and produce theater for its community through performance and educational activities. BTF remains dedicated to producing theater that recognizes its venerable past, while providing a home for the next generation of the American theater's creative artists. |
| Tanglewood | During July and August, the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras relocate to Tanglewood’s 500-acre campus in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Attend BSO concerts, catch the thrill and fun of the Boston Pops, or hear popular artists such as James Taylor. Behind-the-scenes programs, tours of the grounds, elegant function space, or workshops with members of the orchestra are just a few of the ways to specialize your event. |
| The Mount | The Mount is both a historic site and a center for culture inspired by the passions and achievements of Edith Wharton. Designed and built by Edith Wharton in 1902, the house embodies the principles outlined in her influential book, The Decoration of Houses (1897). The property includes three acres of formal gardens designed by Wharton, who was also an authority on European landscape design, surrounded by extensive woodlands. Programming at The Mount reflects Wharton’s core interests in the literary arts, interior design and decoration, garden and landscape design, and the art of living. Annual exhibits explore themes from Wharton’s life and work. |
| Berkshire Botanical Garden | The Berkshire Botanical Garden is a not-for-profit, membership-supported educational organization encompassing 15 acres of cultivated land at the intersection of Routes 102 and 183 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Our public display gardens are open May through mid-October. Both functional and ornamental, they are among the oldest in the US and have been expanded over the years in breadth and variety through a series of bequests and major gifts. Our collections emphasize plants that are indigenous to or thrive in the Berkshires; more than 3,000 species and varieties are represented. Classes, workshops, lectures and special events are offered year-round |
| Chesterwood | Chesterwood, a National Trust Historic Site, is the country home, studio and gardens of America’s foremost sculptor of public monuments, Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), creator of the Minute Man and Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial. Situated on 122 acres in the idyllic hamlet of Glendale near Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the property and its buildings were donated to the National Trust for Historic Sites |
| Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | The Mahaiwe Theater opened in September 1905 and is one of the oldest surviving theaters in the country. In its early years, the theater presented touring vaudeville acts and performers such as John Philip Sousa. It was transformed into a movie palace in 1930 and has been in continuous operation for over 100 years. Celebrated for its splendid acoustics, the theatre has played an important role in the life of the area. The Mahaiwe is now a unique year-round performing arts center presenting music, dance, theater, opera, and classic films in the southern Berkshires. |
| Shakespeare & Company | For 34 seasons in the culturally-rich Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts in Lenox, Shakespeare & Company has creates a theatre of unprecedented excellence rooted in the classical ideals of inquiry, balance, and harmony; a company that performs as the Elizabethans did — in love with poetry, physical prowess, and the mysteries of the universe. With a core of over 150 artists, the company performs Shakespeare, generating opportunities for collaboration between actors, directors, and designers of all races, nationalities, and backgrounds. |
| Appalachian Trail | The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the A.T., is a 2,174 mile (3500 km) marked hiking and camping trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine - including the entire length of Berkshire County. |