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The Emily Dickinson Museum was touted as one reason Amherst is one of 10 most beautiful communities in Massachusetts.

(Republican file John Suchocki )

AMHERST - The Culture Trip - a one-stop digital platform for global culture and lifestyle- according to its website has named Amherst one of the 10 most beautiful cities and towns in the state.

Others include Plymouth, Cambridge, Wellesley, Woods Hole, Boston, Concord, Provincetown, Salem and Great Barrington.

According to the posting which calls the town a city in one reference and puts the concentration of students at 80 percent - about 50 percent is closer - it does state that the student presence "makes for interesting dynamics in the city.

"The area is known for its political activism and left-wing preferences; downtown Amherst is full of students and fun locales, ranging from organic restaurants to local bakeries to liberal bookstores.

"The town also has a rich literary history, as Robert Frost taught in the area, and Emily Dickinson one of the most famous poets in the US, lived all her life in Amherst."

The site recommend visiting the house as well as the W.E.B Du Bois Library at the University of Massachusetts, which they said is the tallest university library in the world.