Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in the Connecticut River valley. It is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges.

Attractions

• Theodore Baird Residence, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright
• Dickinson Homestead, birthplace and lifelong residence of poet Emily Dickinson, now a museum. She is buried nearby in West Cemetery on Triangle Street.
• The Horse Caves are located at the base of Mt. Norwottuck in the Mt. Holyoke Range State Park