<p>Can someone briefly describe Amherst? What is there to do? Restaurants? Shopping? Is there a lot going on?</p>
<p>Downtown Amherst is pretty neat. There are tons of restaurants, cafes, little shops, an indie movie theater, and bars if your 21 to go to. For recreation, there are lots of bike paths, fields, and trails to walk or hike on. There are a lot of chain restaurants located in Hadley which is like a 3 min. drive from campus. There is also a small mall located 5 minutes from campus in Hadley, but a much bigger one located in Holyoke 30 minutes south of here. There is always something going on during the semesters when students are on campus.</p>