Northampton Massachusetts is a vibrant small city of 30,000 residents with several distinctive village centers. Northampton is home to the prestigious Smith College and Smith College Museum of Art and downtown is vibrant from the presence and influence of young women and the professors that lead them in their academic journey.
Northampton is known as the “#1 small arts town in America” with a bustling downtown day and night offering a wide selection of restaurants and coffee shops as well as antique stores. Here you will also find museums and theaters as well as clubs and street musicians.
It is located in western Massachusetts at the foot of the Berkshires. Northampton is and is 93 miles west of Boston.
Local events include the Taste of Northampton and Summer Sidewalk Sales as well as Bag Day in November and the Three County Fair. Relax at Look Memorial Park or bike the Norwottuck Rail Trail. You will enjoy the scenic views of the Connecticut River. Northampton is a destination that will please everyone!
