Endowed by a colonel who died in the French and Indian War, on the condition that a frontier town take his name, Williams became one of America's premier liberal arts colleges.
A campus is an argument in brick about what education is for. Williamstown has a long-running one. Five stops over 0.6 miles, about 52 minutes of walking. Every stop narrates itself when you get there, at whatever pace you feel like walking.
It is one of two tours in Williamstown, 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.
Chapin Hall, built in 1912 as an auditorium at Williams College. — Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0
What you get
Stops
5
each narrated, GPS-triggered along the route
Distance
0.6 mi
walking
Time
52m
at your own pace
Access
MassRoam+
subscription, in the app
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