The Red Lion Inn

The Red Lion Inn has stood on Stockbridge's Main Street since 1773 — the same Main Street that Norman Rockwell immortalized in his 1967 painting 'Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas,' a work that became one of the most reproduced images in American history. The inn is the symbolic heart of the Berkshires: the rocking chairs on the front porch, the antique china, the fireplaces, the historic dining room, and the summer-and-winter guests who have been coming for generations represent an American innkeeping tradition that is increasingly rare. The spa includes sauna and steam facilities. Stockbridge's remarkable cultural density — the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Chesterwood studio, the Berkshire Botanical Garden, Tanglewood nearby — makes the Red Lion the natural anchor for genuine Berkshires exploration.