The City Side
Northampton
Northampton is our urban Eden , where you can pretend you ’ re in NYC without the crowds . It ’ s true we drink our cosmos with a little dirt under our nails , but that ’ s because we ’ re earthy meets worldly . We hit the sweet spot that people dream of , with world-class museums , tree-lined streets , historic buildings , a boutique marketplace , a raucous music scene , coveted tattoo parlors , and inventive restaurants — and , our nature trails are a quick step away .
Plus , we ’ re super friendly in an invite-you-to-dinner kind of way , and we even painted a crosswalk in rainbow colors to declare our support of the LGBTQ community . Northampton has been named the most liberal city in the U . S ., the lesbian capital of America , and the best small arts town in the nation . Visitors often tell us Northampton is a place where they can be themselves .
Spoleto Restaurant
Northampton is home to Smith College , a topranked women ’ s liberal arts college with an art museum where you can see both a Picasso and an exquisitely painted restroom . The city has not one but two historic theaters , too many bookstores to count , several breweries , and a bountiful farmer ’ s market . People who travel here be warned : Northampton casts a strange spell that might have you moving here within a year , swapping a hyper-speed life for a chill pace in a cosmopolitan , close-knit city . visithampshirecounty . com 17