Near Petersburgh, a rural town of 1,400 whose total population was the same a hundred years ago, there is the Taconic Ridge/Petersburgh Pass trail (voted the most scenic day-hike by the Adirondack Mountain Club), Grafton Lakes and Cherry Plain State Parks. Other local features are the Peace Pagoda and the Berkshire Bird Sanctuary.

Theater, museums, historical sites, and educational institutions are within easy access in Albany, NY, Bennington, VT and Williamstown, MA. Regional transportation hubs (Amtrak train, international airport, interstate highways, etc.) are within 45 minutes.