When Mother Nature calls over Massachusetts way, it's the Berkshires, a rugged mountain range stretching across the western edge of the state, that pick up, a place popular with outdoorsy types for the abundance of trails on offer and the arts-oriented for the local selection of cultural attractions.
Housed in a facility built on land originally purchased in the late 18th century by industrial innovator, Eli Whitney, the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop furthers visitors knowledge of invention, science and the life of this historic figure through permanent installations, changing exhibits and hands-on activity. Explore Whitney's "factory model", learn how water power helped fuel the industrial revolution and catch if you can the showing of works submitted by artists each April in response to the Leonardo Challenge.
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