The Pioneer Valley, home to Baystate Medical Center, stretches across Western Massachusetts from the City of Springfield to the trendy communities of Northampton and Amherst, encompassing a metropolitan area of more than half a million, and the surrounding villages and farms that lie along the Connecticut River.

Come Explore for Yourself...

• Museums that celebrate basketball, the Springfield rifle and Dr. Seuss
• Attractions for the whole family, from Six Flags New England to Old Sturbridge Village to Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory
• The Great Outdoors for hiking, kayaking, skiing, golfing, fly fishing, biking, x-country skiing or even scuba diving.
• Check Springfield's current weather. Trends: July is the warmest month, and January is the coolest. Normal snowfall for an entire season is about 50".