Old Sturbridge Village, the largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast, depicts a rural New England town of the early 19th century. The Village is designed to approximate the look and feel of a historic landscape and includes more than 40 historic buildings, such as houses, working farms, meetinghouses, a district school, country store, water-powered mills, professional and trade shops – all situated along the Quinebaug River on the homeland of the Nipmuc peoples. Visitors begin their self-directed exploration by entering through either the Visitor Center or the Museum Education Center and move through the museum on dirt roads and pathways. Wayfinding and interpretive signage is positioned strategically throughout the museum.

Tree House Brewing Company is widely considered a pioneer of the hazy New England IPA. They achieved cult status through intentional product scarcity, a simple and highly focused brewing process, and immersive taproom experiences that have scaled from rural Massachusetts into a craft beer empire.

Tree House Central Mass, located in Charlton, MA, carries our largest variety of fresh beer, cold brew coffee, spirits, and seltzer. Looking for something a bit less hoppy? They also serve a delightful selection of lagers, pilsners, brown and pale ales - some of which are available as an extra smooth pour from our traditional side-pull faucets. Food is also available on site!

North of the town of Spencer, Massachusetts, at the crest of a steeply sloping hill blanketed in oak, maple and pine, but bared in part by farmed meadows and broad pasturelands, rests Saint Joseph’s Abbey, a cloistered Roman Catholic monastery of monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, popularly known as Trappists. Set apart from the actions and trends of most of their neighbors, they live a contemplative life, dedicating themselves to the praise and worship of God in a hidden life within their monastery. Following Saint Benedict’s sixth century Rule for Monasteries, the monks live in silence and solitude, in prayer and penitence, thus rendering God “a service that is at once humble and noble.” Since the brothers are of one heart and one mind, they have everything in common for the monastery is a school of love.