Pioneer Valley Haunts

Campus legends, an asylum hilltop, and the long shadow of the 1704 Deerfield raid

Every town has stories it tells at night. Amherst has more than its share. Four stops over 40.4 miles, about an hour and a half of driving. Every stop narrates itself when you get there, at whatever pace you feel like walking.

It is one of five tours in Amherst, each taking a different line through the city. Nothing is booked and nothing expires, so you can start it on a whim and finish it whenever you like.