15 Best Things to Do in Northampton (MA)

Academy of Music Theatre

A haven for progressive thought and a destination for the LGBTQ+ community, Northampton is often described as the most liberal city in the United States. A large proportion of the city’s residents identify as gay or lesbian, and Northampton officially boasts the highest number of lesbian couples per capita of any city in the country. …

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15 Best Things to Do in Northampton (Northamptonshire, England)

Guildhall

In the 18th century Northampton bounced back from its Great Fire of 1675 to become England’s shoemaking and leather capital. And if you need to see a monument to this prosperity, the Neo-Gothic Guildhall (1861-64) is a masterpiece. Long before, Northampton had been the site of one of England’s largest Norman castles, and Parliament regularly …

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