Guidebook for Holyoke
Sightseeing
This is an amazing sight! The footprints are right out in the open, exposed to the elements, with ta beautiful part of he Connecticut River just down the trail.
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Dinosaur Footprints
1099 US-5This is an amazing sight! The footprints are right out in the open, exposed to the elements, with ta beautiful part of he Connecticut River just down the trail.
This is a wonderful free, museum of Natural History. Check the hours at
https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory
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Beneski Museum of Natural History
11 Barrett Hill DrThis is a wonderful free, museum of Natural History. Check the hours at
https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory
This is a lovely small town a bit further afield, featuring glacial potholes on the Deerfield River–stunning. The Bridge of Flowers, fun shops, restaurants and native american history all in one place
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Shelburne Falls
This is a lovely small town a bit further afield, featuring glacial potholes on the Deerfield River–stunning. The Bridge of Flowers, fun shops, restaurants and native american history all in one place
If you are interested in history, Holyoke was the first planned industrial city in the US. http://friendsofthecanalwalk.weebly.com/canal-history.html
Holyoke Canal Walk
328 Massachusetts 141If you are interested in history, Holyoke was the first planned industrial city in the US. http://friendsofthecanalwalk.weebly.com/canal-history.html
Food Scene
The Dam Cafe
2014 Northampton StA coffees shop with good sandwiches nearby.
This is a lovely place for a great cup of coffee, chai and breakfast, lunch or dinner. The food is good and the gardens are lovely, tucked away right off Route 9 in Hadley.
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Esselon Café and Coffee Roasting
99 Russell StThis is a lovely place for a great cup of coffee, chai and breakfast, lunch or dinner. The food is good and the gardens are lovely, tucked away right off Route 9 in Hadley.
Everything Else
There is a gorgeous carousel here that is well worth visiting (check the hours first at http://www.holyokemerrygoround.org. There is also a lovely children's museum, small but fun.
Parco Statale del Patrimonio di Holyoke
221 Appleton StThere is a gorgeous carousel here that is well worth visiting (check the hours first at http://www.holyokemerrygoround.org. There is also a lovely children's museum, small but fun.
Entertainment & Activities
This is a terrific small museum. Don't miss the artist created restrooms and the small but always interestingly-stocked gift shop.
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Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm StThis is a terrific small museum. Don't miss the artist created restrooms and the small but always interestingly-stocked gift shop.
Shopping
This was an innovative design years ago that transformed an old department store in downtown Northampton into a wonderful building of small shops and eateries. Connected to the Parking Gargage!
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Thornes Marketplace
150 Main StThis was an innovative design years ago that transformed an old department store in downtown Northampton into a wonderful building of small shops and eateries. Connected to the Parking Gargage!