By travelguylife.com
The most fruitful years of author Herman Melville's (1819–1891) life were spent at this Pittsfield, Massachusetts, home.
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A Shaker community that operated from the late 18th century to 1960 is still present on 750 acres southwest of Pittsfield.
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Zenas Crane, a journalist, founded the Berkshire Museum, which debuted in 1903 and resembles a Roman villa.
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For a city of 44,000 people, Downtown Pittsfield, which is primarily along the wide boulevards North Street and South Street, has a great sense of scale.
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This highly regarded regional theatre company has called Pittsfield its permanent home since 2005.
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The oldest currently in operation in the Berkshires, this renowned ski facility debuted in 1932.
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Located on Pittsfield's western shoulder and inside the city boundaries, a 617-acre lake is surrounded by 19th-century homes and trees.
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This Gilded Age theatre, which first stood on South Street in 1903, is one of the great landmarks that front it.
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An enormous state forest with around 11,000 acres of upland scenery is located on Pittsfield's western edge.
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The 13-mile Ashuwillticook Rail Trail had just been extended into Pittsfield when we wrote this piece.
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