Melville's Berkshires: Writing Moby-Dick

The farmhouse, the library, and the town square behind an American classic

Writers are made by places as much as by people. This is the Pittsfield that did the making. Four stops over 3.1 miles, about 22 minutes of driving. Every stop narrates itself when you get there, at whatever pace you feel like walking.

It is one of two tours in Pittsfield, 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.