George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building, Amherst

Name: George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building
Address: 110 Grinnell Way, Amherst, United States

#66 among attractions in Amherst

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George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building

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The George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building is the home of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band. It is connected to the Grinnell Arena and provides a home for the 350 student band. It is named after the late director George N. Parks. ()

Completed: 2011 (13 years ago)Coordinates: 42°23'23"N, 72°31'50"W

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110 Grinnell WayAmherst United States

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George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mullins Center, University Museum of Contemporary Art, Campus Pond, Old Chapel.

~760 ftW
Convention center, Basketball, Hockey
Mullins Center, Amherst
4 min walk • The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
~1400 ftE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst
7 min walk • The University Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The UMCA has been housed in the university's Fine Arts Center since 1975, after the university began collecting works in 1962.
~1110 ftE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Campus Pond, Amherst
6 min walk • The Campus Pond at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a pond located in the center of campus that was created in the early 1890s. It is bordered to the south by the Fine Arts Center.
~740 ftE
Church, Romanesque revival architecture, Romanesque architecture
Old Chapel, Amherst
4 min walk • Old Chapel, formerly known as the Old Chapel Library is a former library on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1870 ftSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Fine Arts Center, Amherst
10 min walk • The Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an arts center located just north of downtown Amherst, Massachusetts and contains a concert hall and a contemporary art gallery.
~1290 ftE
Art gallery, Museum, Universities and schools
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst
7 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
~650 ftE
Library
W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Amherst
4 min walk • The W. E. B. Du Bois Library is one of the three libraries of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, the others being the Science and Engineering Library, and the Wadsworth Library at the Mount Ida Campus. The W. E. B.
0.5 miS
42°22'58"N • 72°31'47"W
Hampden Gallery, Amherst
13 min walk • Museum
0.4 miS
Tower
Calvin Coolidge Tower, Amherst
11 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst housing system is made up of six dormitory areas, two apartment areas, and one hotel. At UMass Amherst, first year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year.
0.4 miS
Tower
John F. Kennedy Tower, Amherst
10 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst housing system is made up of six dormitory areas, two apartment areas, and one hotel. At UMass Amherst, first year students are required to live on campus. Housing is open to all full-time undergraduate students, regardless of year.
0.9 miS
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst
23 min walk • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It has been the Massachusetts Minutemen football team's home stadium since 1965, with the exception of 2012 and 2013, when the team played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.

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Which popular attractions are close to George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building?

Nearby attractions include University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Humanities and Fine Arts, Amherst (3 min walk), W. E. B. Du Bois Library, Amherst (4 min walk), Old Chapel, Amherst (4 min walk), Campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst (5 min walk).