Fall Gay Getaways

Northampton, Mass.

OK,
the liberal studies graduates already know this one. Northampton is the
quintessential New England college town, in the middle of the
five-college area of Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Amherst
College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst. This area is great for loading up on antiques and, of course,
staring off at the vibrant fall foliage. And like any true New England
college town, it has plenty of art house movie theaters, cavernous used
book and record stores, and a bevy of great restaurants, and hiking is never
too far away.