As we're still in early July, there is still lots of Summer left to get out and explore. If you're looking for a spot to take in plenty of the surrounding culture but without the big city feel, it just so happens that one of those spots that do all that is much closer than you realize in Massachusetts. Not only is known as a great cultural spot in the state, or even throughout New England, but it's one of the best small town cultural scenes throughout America.

Recently, 'USA Today' released their annual list of their Readers' Choice 10 Best series. And it just so happens that among their 10 Best Small Town Cultural Scenes in AmericaMassachusetts landed a spot on the list.

What Massachusetts Town is One of Best Small Town Cultural Scenes in America?

Given the abundance of great small towns to hit up on the western side of the Bay State in the Berkshires, this may come as no surprise that's the region where you will find this particular small town. Snagging a spot among the '10 Best Small Town Cultural Scenes in America' is the town of Lenox, MA.

Here's what 'USA Today' had to say about why Lenox belongs on the list of the best small town cultural scenes in America:

At the heart of the Berkshires lies the village of Lenox, a popular summer getaway and home of the famous Tanglewood Music Festival. The core of the town features several shops and eateries, all surrounded by some mighty impressive homes (peek inside at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum). Visitors can also enjoy a show put on by Shakespeare & Company, performing regularly since the late 1970s.

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If you have ever had the chance to walk through downtown Lenox, you quickly understand why the town has such a unique culture and vibe to it. There is definitely plenty of time during the rest of this Summer, and the Fall for that matter, to take in plenty of that unique culture as well. Perhaps then you will also get why it definitely deserved to be among the ranks of the best small towns in cultural scenes in America.

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