A Fall Day in the Berkshires

By Kim Knox Beckius, About.com Guide

It's time to trade your car for an antiquated form of transportation. When we arrived at the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum in Lenox, we were impressed by the number of volunteers on hand to point us in the direction of the ticket office, where we purchased passage aboard a leaf peeping train bound for Lee. Check the schedule of fall foliage and Peanuts Great Pumpkin Patch Express train rides offered during the autumn season.

We opted for the briefest excursion: a 45-minute round-trip ride that departed at 12:15 p.m. While we waited for our train to arrive, we watched old locomotives chugging on the tracks and explored the museum's exhibits, including those showcased inside a Baltimore & Ohio Combine Car, as well as the displays inside the 1903 Lenox Station. My daughter loved observing the interactive model train display. Admission to the museum and exhibits is free.