The renowned Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute houses one of the largest collections of Renoir and other Impressionist artists as well as an outstanding silver collection. Our village also hosts the nationally acclaimed Williamstown Theatre Festival, which was begun in 1955. Seasonal recreational offerings include two 18-hole golf courses, indoor and outdoor tennis, public swimming at Margaret Lindley Park and the mineral waters of Sand Springs. There are numerous hiking and cross-country ski trails as well as two major ski slopes located 15 minutes south of town. Opportunities for hunting, fishing, hiking and biking abound.
Local restaurants offer a broad fare to satisfy every member of the family.
Our many shops offer a wide spectrum of goods and services, including antiques, for the discriminating buyer. Waubeeka Golf Links offers excellent golfing facilities. Tennis, hiking, bicycling, and horseback riding are also popular activities. Autumn Tree-lined streets and walks combine with the mountain surroundings to provide spectacular color each fall when the leaves turn. Winter Williamstown is noted for its miles of cross-country trails that thread their respective ways through Hopkins Forest, Stone Hill and the Taconic Range.