Sports, Shopping & Entertainment

The area is saturated in history and pride and has the honor of being the land to many firsts. Basketball was invented in Springfield, MA in 1891, Volleyball made its debut in 1895 in Holyoke, and it is home to the sixth largest fair in the nation, the Eastern States Exposition.
 

• Basketball Hall of Fame: Springfield, MA • 3 mi S (hoophall.com)
• Mass Mutual Center, home of the Springfield Thunderbirds Hockey Team: Springfield, MA • 7 mi N (massmutualcenter.com)
• Eastern States Exposition: West Springfield, MA • 8 mi NW (easternstatesexposition.com)
• International Volleyball Hall of Fame: Holyoke, MA • 13 mi N (volleyhall.org) 

 
Have you ever wondered how a candle is made, wanted to walk with butterflies fluttering by at every turn, or walk among history? All of this and more is possible while visiting the Springfield/Enfield area!

• Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail: Suffield, CT • 4 mi S
• Forest Park: Springfield, MA • 6 mi N
• MGM Springfield: Springfield, MA • 6 mi N (mgmspringfield.mgmresorts.com)
• Storrowton Village Gift Shop: West Springfield, MA • 8 mi N (storrowtonvillage.com)
• Holyoke Mall at Ingleside: Holyoke, MA • 13 mi N (holyokemall.com)
• Nomads Outdoor Adventure: South Windsor, CT • 14 mi S (nomadsoutdooradventure.com)
• Yankee Candle Village: Deerfield, MA • 36 mi N (yankeecandle.com)
• Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory & Gardens: South Deerfield, MA • 38 mi N (magicwings.com)