Amherst Now · Day Trip Guide

The World Starts
Less Than 2hrs Away

You don't need a week off or a plane ticket. Within two hours of Amherst, MA, there's world-class art, ocean beaches, mountain trails, and enough to fill every weekend for years.

35+
Destinations
2 hrs
Max Drive Time
5
Categories

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Filter by category using the pills below the map, or use the search bar to find exactly what you're after. The real power is in the tags: every destination is tagged by who it's best for, what season it shines, and what it costs.

Tags are editorial: if something is tagged 'couples', it genuinely earns it. If it's tagged 'winter', it's not just open in January. It's actually great in January

The world starts literally at our doorstep. Let's go find it...

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Tags are invisible. They won't appear in descriptions, but they power the search. A destination won't show up for "winter" unless it's genuinely worth visiting in winter.

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