Du Bois downtown walking tour so you can see the places that shaped his life and work. Visit The Homesite to learn more about Dubois’ legacy and connection to Great Barrington, and then grab a brochure so you can go on the self-guided W.E.B. Called The Homesite, the home Du Bois was born in is a designated National Historic Landmark. Du Bois, author, sociologist, activist, and founding member of the NAACP, was born in Great Barrington in 1868. The pork buns are a squishy delight, the summer rolls capture the season year-round, and the ramen is soul-warming.W.E.B. Chef Phornphimon Ezinga brings influences from her traditional home cooking in Thailand to the newly expanded kitchen of Steam, and infuses it with a modern take-out-friendly approach. One of the last things you might expect to find in this mountain town is an authentic Thai street food noodle shop, but surprises come frequently in Great Barrington. Come on Sunday evening to see The Lucky 5, a local jazz and swing band that will help you dance away your Sunday scaries. A low-key outpost for Berkshire diners who crave a Brooklyn-tier menu, Prairie Whale’s rustic bar fills with a crowd that’s after craft beers, artisanal cocktails, and natural wines. If you were blindfolded and led into this dining establishment, you would be sure you were in the middle of Brooklyn-and that’s because its owner is Mark Firth, one of the founders behind Williamsburg mainstay Marlow and Sons. The community bakery is focused on natural ingredients and old school methods, and is open on the weekends until they sell out, so get there early to get your fill. There you’ll understand what makes Great Barrington so great.ĭon’t leave the Berkshires without a box of pastries, tarts, mini cakes, and breads from the town’s new open-concept bake lab. Better yet, spend the night at a local inn, which is likely snuggled up to a babbling brook or farmstead. Afterwards, if you can bear to part with the town, a drive back to New York is supremely scenic. Enjoy cuisine that rivals some of New York’s best, and art galleries and live music that you can experience without ever having to move your car. Take a dip in the Green River in the summer. Ski, snowboard, or snowshoe at Butternut or Catamount in the winter. Walk around town while sipping coffee from Fuel, and satisfy a sweet tooth with ice cream from SoCo Creamery or a bag of rare licorice from Robin’s Candy Shop. Pick up the local Shoppers’ Guide and bounce from antique fair to tag sale to barn sale, collecting rare and valuable items that haven’t yet been priced with a tourist’s inflation. Climb to one of the various summits overlooking the mountain range and the Housatonic River and pause to marvel at the natural ponds and more evergreens than you ever expected to find south of Vermont. Take a cinematic cruise down the long flat farm roads, cooing at highland cattle and relaxed quarter horses, or stop to collect a local farmer’s bounty in exchange for a few dollars in the honor system jar. With over 7,200 acres of state forest and hundreds of easily accessible trails only moments from the town’s center, visitors truly get to choose their own adventure. Dubois, and Edith Wharton called it home far before Meryl Streep visited) it’s pulsing with a revival that not only evokes appreciation for its long-standing appeal, but also an evolution that’s representative of our farm-to-table loving, environmentally conscious generation. Though it has over 250 years of history woven through it (the Berkshires are the birthplace of W.E.B. With a slew of new businesses that could easily thrive on a popular Brooklyn street-many of which actually did-and improvements to existing cultural institutions, Great Barrington has become one of the most popular destinations in the highlands of Massachusetts. While The Berkshires have persisted as a haven for nature-lovers and artists alike, in the last few years, it’s developed a new draw: young New Yorkers. “Part of the town’s appeal is that it’s not too reachable-getting here requires logistics and planning, so there’s a sense of successfully preserving what makes this place so special,” local travel consultant Rebecca MacGregor tells Vogue.
The quaint brick town is just as charming as fictitious Starkfield, but with an artful undercurrent and cultural relevance that’s worthy of its two and a half hour drive from New York. While the masses flock to the Catskills, an upstate region that’s become a satellite community for Brooklyn weekend expats, you could head east of the Hudson River to the Southern Berkshires destination: Great Barrington. In less time than it would take to read Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome, you could be having your own charmed experience in the Berkshires.
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