Elmwood, Massachusetts is a small Hampden County village whose identity is inseparable from the world-famous Brimfield Antique Shows — held three times yearly along Route 20, widely considered the largest open-air antique market in the United States, drawing treasure hunters from across the country to hundreds of vendors spread across multiple fields.
Brimfield State Forest offers rugged woodland trails and genuine wilderness solitude, while the Quinebaug River Canoe Trail delivers scenic easy paddling with beautiful rest stops and riverside views.
For dining, Apple Barn Cafe serves beloved homemade breakfasts that devoted visitors call one of their main reasons to return to Brimfield every year, and Francesco’s Restaurant delivers authentic Italian pizza with fresh garlic that a grandmother declared the best she had eaten in her lifetime.